An Arkansas mother claims her 6-year-old daughter was forced to leave daycare because she wore Black Lives Matter shirt. Journei Brockman has been going to His Kids Preschool, a Christian facility for the last six months in Russellville, Ark. However, last week the kindergarten student was told to leave according to FOX 16. She was accused of “encouraging racism” because of the shirt
“She asked me Friday, ‘Can I go back?’ No, you can never go back,” Journei’s mom, Deval Brockman told the station. The issue started when the little girl went to the daycare with a shirt that said “All Lives Can’t Matter Until Black Lives Matter.” An official from the preschool called to complain about her shirt.
“She was like ‘I don’t like it, I don’t agree with it’, and I would prefer it if you didn’t send her to school in it again,” Brockman said. Brockman said she called the state to discover if there were any policies regrading the attire. However, she was told the only rule was that clothing cannot have profanity.
“If I’m supporting something, I’m going to wear it, my child is going to wear it, to help say that our voice needs to be heard,” Brockman said. The next day Journei was sent to school with a raised fist printed on the back of her shirt. This upset the administration who said the shirts were encouraging racism.
“I got very upset. I’m just like are you serious? Over a T-shirt?” she went on.
The mother said her parenting was also questioned by the adminstration.
“He was like, ‘I am not going to tell you how to raise your child but you need to reevaluate how you’re parenting her,’” said Brockman.
The school issued a statement where they maintained that school isn’t an proper place for such type of messaging. However, the statement denied race played a role in their decision to expel the 6-year-old.
“We feel a childcare environment is not a place for a parent’s political views to be addressed or played out, regardless of race,” Patricia Brown, director of His Kids Learning Center.
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