ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Parents of a 2-year-old in Osceola County say their daughter, who they believe is the only Black child in the class, was made to play Rosa Parks in a reenactment that included her being restrained by another student in a police uniform and fingerprinted.
Except that the school denys that the girl was restrained, which you would know if you read the article. So a journalist can’t say “2-year-old was restrained” because there’s no proof that she was. The only source of that claim is the parents interview and none of that can be taken as fact. Hence, “Florida parents say…”
Removed by mod
Yes, but if they definitely say she was but the school can somehow prove she wasn’t, they can be sued. That’s why even with photo and video evidence, articles will say “alleged” or “person says,” because it hasn’t been legally proven yet. It’s protection from potential lawsuits and legal liability, not bad writing.