Parents at Cedar Hill High School in suburban Dallas exploded in rage after learning that a teacher had assigned a project to students watch the Derek Chauvin trial without their consent.
The music icon made the remark in a tweet posted to her 3.9 million followers Friday as she watched the televised murder trial of Derek Chauvin - the cop accused of killing Floyd in Minneapolis last May.
Morries Lester Hall, 42, was in the car with George Floyd, 46, on the day of his death and vowed to speak up for his friend, but on Wednesday night announced that he would not testify.
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Derek Chauvin s trial over the death of George Floyd resumed on Thursday morning in Minneapolis
The first witness called was Floyd s girlfriend Courteney Ross, who broke down in tears within minutes
She described how she and Floyd first met in 2017 at the Salvation Army, where he worked as a security guard
Ross also spoke of how both she and Floyd were addicted to oxycodone, a prescription opioid painkiller
She said they purchased pills from Floyd s friend Morries Lester Hall, who was with him on the day he died
Hall, a key witness for the state, filed a shock notice on Wednesday stating that he will not testify