A Florida teacher is suing her school district for allegedly retaliating against her after she spoke out about racism

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Amy Donofrio decided last fall to hang up a 'Black Lives Matter' banner outside her classroom. But the flag, as well as Donofrio's outspokenness on racial justice, would come to be a political flash point that reverberated across the state.

After the murder of George Floyd and the summer of protests that followed led to greater dialogue among her students, Amy Donofrio decided last fall to hang up a"Black Lives Matter" banner outside her classroom.

Most of the students at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida -- where she had taught for nine years -- were Black. And Donofrio, who is White, wanted them to feel supported."I just wanted to make it clear to my students that when they walk into my room, they can feel safe," she told CNN."They can let out a breath. They can know that they matter.

 

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