The Montclair Elementary School PTA in Oakland is facing backlash after a yearbook contained a racial slur from a 1940s article that went unnoticed during editing. Despite the school's progressive reputation and a mural celebrating its history, the PTA president revealed staff did not catch the error. Parents voiced their shock, particularly when children questioned how such language could appear, especially in a school promoting racial awareness. The PTA has since ordered new yearbooks while some students are allowed to keep theirs, albeit with stickers to cover the offending content.
The yearbook contains a reprinted clipping from a 1940's newspaper article that included a horrific reference, overlooked by the staff during the editing process.
Montclair PTA president Sloane Young expressed shock, stating, 'Unfortunately, they skimmed the first paragraph of that article... and scanned it into the software.'
Parents and staff on the yearbook project failed to notice the racial slur until after distribution, leading to a significant community outcry.
Young described the game's description as 'horrific,' and one parent recounted her daughter's concern over the slur's presence in the yearbook.
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