Old photos surface on Instagram of a Fraser Valley school hosting 'SLAVE DAY'
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 11 Jun, 2020 09:05 PM
Some controversial news out of Rosedale Middle School in the Fraser Valley that is being talked about on social media. The school hosted SLAVE DAY a decade ago and raised money. It is receiving serious criticism and the school's officials have also issued a statement and confirmed that it happened and apologized.
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