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Virginia public school faces backlash after students reportedly played segregation game

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May 31, 2024

Virginia public school faces backlash after students reportedly played segregation game

A public school in Alexandria, Virginia is under scrutiny after students reportedly played a game in which Black students were segregated, on school grounds.

FOX 5 in Washington, D.C. reported that the incident took place at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, which is described on the school’s site as a K-5 public school in Old Town Alexandria with a diverse student body.

According to reports, the students played the game during social studies and the school’s principal, Laura Burkart, told parents about the matter through a letter.

In the letter, Burkart reportedly described the game as inappropriate, though she did not apologize for the incident.

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Fourth-grade students at the Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy in Alexandria, Virginia, allegedly played a game that involved segregation. (Google Maps)

The station spoke with a parent off-camera, who said her African American daughter was a victim of the so-called segregation game.

The mother told the station Burkart did not apologize, though the students involved in the game did.

The fourth-grade students were at the playground during after-school hours when the game was played.

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An image of students working in a classroom while a teacher speaks. (iStock)

The mother said several white students told her daughter she could not enter their imaginary schoolhouse or play with them because she was Black.

When the mother met with Burkart, the principal reportedly got emotional. She also demanded that the students apologize to the mother’s daughter.

Still, the mother told the station that Burkart’s handling of the matter alienated her daughter even more.

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And it was not just her daughter who was involved. In fact, the station reported that several other minority children were allegedly excluded from playing with the white children.

Fox News Digital reached out to the school for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.

Story tips and can be sent to Greg.Wehner@Fox.com and on Twitter @GregWehner.

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Southwest, Central Virginia Weather | 6:30 p.m. – April 5, 2026

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April 5, 2026

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Virginia fires women’s basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton after making 1st Sweet 16 since 2000ated hour-by-hour look at storm chances on Easter Sunday

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April 5, 2026

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Virginia fires women’s basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton after making 1st Sweet 16 since 2000ated hour-by-hour look at storm chances on Easter Sunday

Virginia has fired Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as head coach of the women’s basketball program. Agugua-Hamilton led the Cavaliers to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2000. She went 70-58, including a 29-42 mark in ACC play. Virginia became the first double-digit seed to reach the regional semifinals since 2022 and pulled off the upset of the tournament, knocking off No. 2 seed Iowa on the road in double overtime in the second round. They became the first First Four team to advance this far before falling to TCU.

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LIVE Updates: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Miami Hurricanes Baseball, Game Two Score

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April 4, 2026

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LIVE Updates: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Miami Hurricanes Baseball, Game Two Score

Top of the 6th

Bottom of the 5th

Miami adds a run via sac fly and leads 7-1 heading to the 6th

Top of the 5th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for VT. Miami leads 6-1 heading to the bottom of the 5th

Bottom of the 4th

A pair of one out singles put two runners on and after VT got the second out, Miami got the lead on an RBI single. The Hurricanes were not done either, with a 2-RBI triple made it 4-1 and then a two-run home run made it a five run lead for the Hurricanes. Miami got a double after that, but VT got the final out. Hurricanes lead 6-1 heading to the 5th

Top of the 4th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for VT. Game is tied 1-1 heading to the bottom of the 4th

Bottom of the 3rd

A one out triple led to a sac fly from Miami that tied the game 1-1. Hokies got the final out, but no longer have the lead going to the 4th

Top of the 3rd

Cooke gets a two out double, but nothing else for the Hokies. VT leads 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

Miami gets a one out single, but no runs. VT leads 1-0 heading to the 3rd

Top of the 2nd

A one out double from Daniel led to an RBI double from Gates to make it 1-0 in favor of the Hokies. They could not add on to it and VT leads 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd

Bottom of the 1st

A leadoff triple and and two out walk put two on for Miami, but Virginia Tech keeps them off the board. Game is tied 0-0 heading to the 2nd

Top of the 1st

A single and two walks loaded the bases, but VT produced zero runs. Game is tied 0-0 heading to the bottom of the 1st

Pregame

Brett Renfrow is on the mound for the Hokies and here is how Virginia Tech is lining up for today’s game:

1. LF Nick Locurto

2. Ethan Ball – 2B

3. Sam Grube – RF

4. Henry Cooke – C

5. DH Hudson Lutterman

6. 3B Willie Hurt

7. SS Pete Daniel

8. CF Sam Gates

9. 1B Ethan Gates

After an embarrassing first game, Virginia Tech is hoping to bounce back and get the victory tonight against the Hurricanes. Miami was able to put up 19 runs on Virginia Tech last night in what ended up being as lopsided of a baseball game that you will ever see.

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