National News August 8, 2024Black Student Called āCotton Pickerā, Kneeled on By Peer: Lawsuit Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā According to the lawsuit, filed with the U.S. Department of Educationās Office for Civil Rights, a 14-year-old student was called a ācotton pickerā by a peer last December at Amos Lawrence Middle School of the Brookline schools.