Museum in racism row

BOSTON: Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has banned two visitors and vowed to change protocols for guards after minority middle school students said they were subjected to racism by staff and patrons.

Principal Arturo Forrest said one staff member told students “no food, no drink, and no watermelon”. He said museum security guards followed his students while leaving white students alone.

Museum officials said the staff member recalled saying “no food, no drink and no water bottles”.