Title: After allowing parents to opt-out of the Black History Month curriculum, a Utah school is switching the decision - CNN
Headings: After allowing parents to opt-out of the Black History Month curriculum, a Utah school is switching the decision
After allowing parents to opt-out of the Black History Month curriculum, a Utah school is switching the decision
By Leah Asmelash, CNN

Content: The effect of the omission isn't just an incomplete picture of US history, it can also damage Black students' self-worth, he said. "When Black students don't see themselves in the curriculum, it's truly destructive to their sense of self," he said. " Oftentimes, the only time they see themselves in the curriculum is when slavery is being taught. And you cannot reduce our existence to the enslavement of African people." When Black history is taught, Hagopian explained that the accounts are often romanticized or inaccurate. In the instructional text he co-edited, "Teaching for Black Lives," Hagopian and his co-editors recall the time a Connecticut student found a passage in their history textbook that claimed enslaved people were often treated well by slave owners and were considered family. In the future, Hirokawa said parental concerns will be handled "on an individual basis," and maintained that the school is "excited to celebrate the rich content of Black History Month." North Ogden, where the school is located, has a population of 19,392 that is 94.2% White, according to the US Census Bureau. CNN's Scottie Andrew and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report.