Black students say a teacher compared them to monkeys in front of their classmates. Now their parents are suing.

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• Four students from Longwood High School in New York say their teacher displayed a photo of them in class with the caption "monkey do." 
• The teenagers, aged 16 to 18, say their science teacher took the photo while on a field trip to the Bronx Zoo in November. 
• The teacher then featured the photo in a slideshow in class, which also featured a photo of a gorilla, the teens said. 
• Now their parents are preparing to sue Longwood Central School District for $12 million in damages. 
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The parents of four black high school students say they plan to file a $12 million lawsuit against a New York school district after the teenagers alleged their science teacher shared a photo of them with the caption "monkey do" in front of their class.

A lawyer for the students, who attend Longwood High School on Long Island, filed a notice of claim, the first step to filing a lawsuit, on Tuesday. He later announced in a news conference that the group would sue their school district for $12 million. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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