On March 17, Jefferson Middle School was going to host Voices of Our Community, a day of presentations related to diverse voices and stories from the community. However, it was postponed last week and changed from being mandatory for students, to being a parent opt-in day by the school district’s administration. This changed did not sit right with parent Taylor Smith, who has three students in MPS. “Mr. Sharrow, when my son was called the N-word 10 plus times at school, he was not given the option to opt in or opt out of that experience,” Smith said. She and...