“A second-grader at an elementary school in Colorado was told to remove blackface makeup he wore for a performance in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The project was a part of the second grade’s ‘Wax Museum Day’ assignment for a history class at Meridian Ranch Elementary School in Peyton, Colo. Sean King was assigned to portray Dr. King by his teacher. ‘All I heard was, ‘Wow, your costume is awesome,’ Sean said. However, when his parents, Michelle and Anthony, went to see their son’s presentation they were told there was a problem: the principal said the face paint had to go. ‘They wanted me to clean up immediately or leave,’ said Sean. Following further discussions with the principle and two school officials, the couple opted to pull their son out of school for the day. They were told at least one employee at the school took offense to the costume.” w/ photo
