A Disney film about Ruby Bridges, who was the only Black student at her elementary school in 1960, has sparked a formal complaint in Florida Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, covering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The parent of a North Shore Elementary School second-grader opted not to let their child see the movie after the school sent ...

You’re reading an exclusive WrapPRO article for free. Want to level up your entertainment career? Subscribe to WrapPRO. In 1996, “The Wonderful World of Disney” premiered the made-for-TV movie “Ruby ...

ST. PETERSBURG — The Disney movie “Ruby Bridges,” which tells the tale of a 6-year-old who integrated New Orleans schools in the 1960s, has been a staple of Pinellas County Black History Month lessons ...

A Disney film and a duet titled "Rainbowland" by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus are new entries on list of banned items in public schools. Joining the ever-growing list of banned items in public schools ...

The Disney movie "Ruby Bridges" has been a standard for years in Pinellas County public elementary schools. The movie illustrates a 6-year-old’s journey of integration during the 1960s in New Orleans.

After a parent complained, a panel of teachers, parents and community members decided the film was appropriate for kids in elementary school. Education Reporter The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...

As EUR previously reported, Bridges experienced racism at its most vile for months after integrating the all-white William Frantz Elementary School. Today, Bridges, 68, is a civil rights activist and ...

The parent of a North Shore Elementary School second-grader opted not to let their child see the movie after the school sent permission slips. Days later, Emily Conklin filed a formal complaint. Years ...

Years after schools in Pinellas County, Florida, started including Disney’s “Ruby Bridges” in its Black History Month curriculum, a parent’s complaint has halted the showing on one campus pending a ...