California Elementary School’s ‘Mexican Culture’ Reading Assignment Sparks Concern

CHULA VISTA, CA – A reading assignment for fourth-grade students at a Chula Vista elementary school sparked concern from several parents who said the article portrayed stereotypes against Mexican culture.
Reading assignment causes concern.
The article, assigned to students of Hilltop Drive Elementary School in the Chula Vista Elementary School District, was meant to teach students about Mexican heritage and idioms.
Instead, some parents say, the text reflected an old and mistaken way