Fact Check: Black Students Started Local Slavery Redux Petition

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Stupid student chatter started fake news firestorm which, in turn, sparked activist outcry. 

Here are the basics . . .

"The lawsuit says the much-publicized petition to "Start Slavery Again" all began as private bantering between a biracial student and a Black student on the football team, which eventually found its way onto social media and touched off a media firestorm."

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Slavery petition incident at Park Hill South High School was not what it seemed, federal lawsuit claims

The lawsuit says the much-publicized petition to "Start Slavery Again" all began as private bantering between a biracial student and a Black student on the football team, which eventually found its way onto social media and touched off a media firestorm.

Students disciplined after 'slavery' petition sue district

RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) - Four students who were disciplined after a "petition" seeking to restart slavery was posted on social media are suing their Kansas City school district for civil rights violations. The students from Park Hill South High School said the posting in September began as part of bantering between a biracial student and a Black student, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday.

Students sue school district after getting disciplined for petition to "Start Slavery Again"

Four students at a Kansas City school district who were disciplined after a petition to "Start Slavery Again" are suing the district. The students allege in a lawsuit filed Friday that the posting started as private bantering between a biracial student and a Black student.

Parents of Park Hill South students file lawsuit against district

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The parents of four Park Hill South High School freshmen have filed a lawsuit against the Park Hill School District for how it handled the discipline of the students for their petition to "start slavery again."

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