Teacher gets hard lesson in diversity, inclusion

P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil kindergarten teacher’s lesson on segregation scares parents

By Gary Larkin

Posted 5/11/23

In what was meant as a Black history lesson on Ruby Bridges for both kindergarten students of color and their white classmates at P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil turned into a teachable moment for the teacher who has worked at the school for more than two decades.

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