A Minnesota public high school appears to have held classes open to black students only — a possible violation of the US Constitution’s most fundamental anti-segregation laws.
South High School, a part of the Minneapolis public school system, held two elective courses titled “HS BLACK Culture – Building Lives and Acquiring Knowledge” during the 2024-25 school year.
The classes focused on the “lived reality” of black men and women in the US — and appeared to be open only to black students, a syllabus obtained by the education watchdog group Defending Education and first reported by the Daily Mail showed.
“Open to: All black male students,” the listing of one class read, while the other read, “Open to: All black female students.”
It remains unclear whether the classes were held again during the current 2025-26 school year, and whether they actually barred non-black students from enrolling.
But if they did, South High may have violated the US Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which barred segregation in public schools and began tearing down the “separate but equal” doctrines American racism fed on after the Civil War.
“In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional,” the National Archives says of the historic ruling.
“It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States.”
The classes may have also violated Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars racial discrimination at organizations that receive federal funding.
Neither South High nor Minneapolis Public Schools could be reached for comment by The Post Thursday.
A spokesperson for the district did not dispute the syllabus in a statement to the Daily Mail — but was vague about whether non-black students could enroll in the controversial classes.
“All students are welcome to request any class that they are interested in, provided they meet any applicable academic prerequisites,” the district said.
“Our values include prioritizing a student’s sense of belonging, safety, wellness, and respect at school,” the spokesperson said, adding that the district was “committed to providing a safe and welcoming learning environment for all of our students.”
The classes appeared to be part of the school district’s Office of Black Student Achievement (OBSA), which was established in 2014 to “facilitate an environment that’s responsive to Black students,” according to its webpage.
Black students are the largest demographic in Minneapolis Public Schools, according to OBSA, which adds that black boys and girls face “inequalities” in the public school system.
South High is located in far-left “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar’s congressional district — and just down the road from where George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020.
Some critics characterized the classes as outrageous and hypocritical measures to address America’s struggles with racism.
“It is appalling that in 2025, school districts think it is socially and legally acceptable to allegedly offer classes only to students based on immutable characteristics,” Defending Education director Rhyen Staley told the Mail.
“This practice only seeds distrust and resentment and must stop wherever it is happening.”
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