East Bay Community Demands District Take Action After Racist Act in Middle School

Emotions were high at a school board meeting Wednesday in Concord after an act of racism at a middle school in the area. 

The incident happened at Diablo View Middle School in Clayton when a student distributed cotton balls on campus as a joke to mock Black History Month.

Educators, community members, parents and guardians lined up to share how they felt in front of the Mt. Diablo Unified District board and superintendent.

“I’m embarrassed, like most in my community, we need to do better,” one parent said.

It began when a student at the middle school brought cotton balls to distribute on campus, which district leaders found out

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