California school district sued over slave cotton field
Los Angeles (AFP) - A cotton field planted at a Hollywood school to teach students about the horrors of slavery caused emotional distress to an African-American girl, according to a lawsuit seeking $250,000 in damages in California. Rashunda Pitts says her daughter has been traumatized by the episode, according to the Los Angeles lawsuit, which alleges discrimination and negligence. "She has uncontrollable anxiety attacks and... experiences bouts of depression when she thinks about the cotton picking project," says the suit, filed this week. The child, identified only as S.W., started attendin...