{"id":719,"date":"2026-05-30T21:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=719"},"modified":"2026-05-30T21:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:06:32","slug":"black-history-month-controversy-rocks-schools-how-did-lexington-1-get-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=719","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month controversy rocks schools. How did Lexington 1 get here?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Lexington 1 school board member\u2019s Facebook comments calling a high school Black History Month fashion show \u201cvulgar\u201d and \u201cghetto\u201d sparked student protests, a lawsuit and a petition demanding her removal. The controversy at River Bluff High School has divided the Midlands community for months.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=717\">Traffic improvements aimed at reducing congestion coming to Lexington County<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Board member Katie McCown called the student-organized fashion show a \u201cdisgraceful display that was both disgusting and disrespectful\u201d in posts on her campaign Facebook page, criticizing students\u2019 clothing and money being tossed on stage.<\/li>\n<li>The show was organized by students to celebrate African-American culture and had been approved by school administration, with mother Natalie McCausland saying students were initially praised by administrators before the social media post degraded their work.<\/li>\n<li>River Bluff senior Eric Lee, who organized the show and was featured prominently in McCown\u2019s photos, told a March 19 board meeting he was used to criticism as a gay Black teen, but that the comments coming from a grown woman hurt deeply.<\/li>\n<li>McCown apologized at the March 19 meeting, reading from a prepared statement that her words could have been \u201cmore measured and thoughtful,\u201d though students called the apology \u201cperformative\u201d given it came nearly three weeks after her original posts.<\/li>\n<li>Mother Fynale Barnwell filed a lawsuit against the Lexington 1 school district on May 15, alleging McCown published student images without consent and that the district failed to supervise the board member or enforce student privacy policies.<\/li>\n<li>Board members said only the governor can remove an elected school board member, and only when evidence of criminal conduct arises, leaving limited options for district action against McCown.<\/li>\n<li>Records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show River Bluff Principal Jacob Smith told colleagues the annual show was held during lunch, students were not required to attend, and that Black students on campus are underrepresented and seek opportunities to celebrate their culture.<\/li>\n<li>McCown and her family reported receiving threats following the posts, with police reports filed with the Lexington County Sheriff\u2019s Department, while a Change.org petition calling for her removal gathered more than 700 signatures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=715\">Midlands shooting leaves at least 1 injured. Deputies actively investigating<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lexington 1 board member Katie McCown&#39;s Facebook posts about a Black History Month fashion show led to student protests and a lawsuit against the district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Black History Month controversy rocks schools. 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