Indiana Middle School Hosted ‘Racially Exclusive Party’ for Students, New Complaint Alleges

An Indiana middle school is facing a civil rights complaint over a “racially exclusive party” one teacher hosted for select students in her class.

A sixth-grade teacher at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School in Akron, Indiana, allegedly held a party in January with only Hispanic students while forcing the others to sit in a study hall, according to the complaint filed Friday with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights and Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division.

“The School restricted non-Hispanic students from enjoying the privilege of participating in a party celebrating Día de Los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day, during school hours, despite the claim that the school loves to ’embrace cultural traditions,’” the complaint by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), a conservative legal group, alleges. {snip}

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The school celebrated the teacher’s party in a Jan. 24 Facebook post, which stated they “love embracing cultural traditions,” according to screenshots from WILL.

The teacher responded to parent complaints by explaining she “pulled the children out of class to celebrate their heritage and that marginalized societies need special attention to feel inclusive.” The school deleted its Facebook post after parents brought their concerns to the principal {snip}

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