Rockdale County Schools say teacher used unapproved activity about Ruby Bridges; NAACP and parents call for accountability

Superintendent Shirley Chester told the Rockdale County Board of Education that school officials have investigated a report of an unapproved social‑studies activity involving the historical figure Ruby Bridges at Honey Creek Elementary School and that the activity did not follow district‑approved lesson materials.

The district’s social studies coordinator, Vernalisa Printup, explained to the board that Georgia’s first‑grade social studies standards direct students to study historical figures — including Ruby Bridges — and to compare aspects of daily life such as food, clothing and transportation. Printup said the district provides unit guides, print and digital readers and small‑group materials aligned to the standard, and that a Studies Weekly reader includes an age‑appropriate unit on Bridges.

“Rockdale County Public Schools provides our teachers with curriculum documents that include…