KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A school project for Black History Month had some students and parents upset.

A student committee at Schlagle High School wanted to do an experiment. In the experiment, the school was segregated by race to show what it was like in the 1960s.

Tuesday, each student was compared with a brown paper bag to decide if they were light or dark skinned, then they were separated from there. But unlike the 1960s, the darker skinned students were given the special treatment and extra benefits.

One parent was so upset with the project she removed her daughter from class for the day.

The school principal, Doug Bolden, said he would take responsibility for allowing the experiment and apologized for not notifying parents beforehand.

He said the project would continue on Thursday and Friday and students would get to discuss oppression and how Tuesday's experiment made them feel.