Eyewitness NewsCOLORADO SPRINGS (WABC) -- A school project in Colorado turned into a debate about racism after an 8-year-old boy in Colorado Springs dressed up like Martin Luther King, Jr. The second grader, Sean King, went all out for the assignment to portray a historical figure and even painted his face black.
"I worked very hard," King said. "I tried my best."
The school district says a staff member at the Meridian Ranch Elementary School and some students were offended.The student and his parents were called to the principal's office, and Sean was asked to wash the paint off.
"They thought it was inappropriate and it will be disrespectful to black people, and I say its not, I like black people," he said. "It's just a costume. I don't want to insult anybody"
His parents pulled him out of school and say they aren't sure if they will send him back, even though the school district says he can return without consequence.
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