Complex sentence: An African-American family filed a lawsuit against Sea Isle City, its police department and school board in 2004 alleging that their children were the target of racial slurs from teachers and were purposely excluded from participating in the Christmas play due to their race.
Split into simpler sentences: An African-American family filed a lawsuit against Sea Isle City, its police department, and school board. They alleged that their children were the target of racial slurs from teachers and were purposely excluded from participating in the Christmas play due to their race.