TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State University has canceled a continuing service agreement with one of the school's biggest construction contractors after photos surfaced of one of the company's co-owners in blackface.FSU president John Trasher canceled the agreement with Childers Construction Co.
after photos surfaced of Sam Childers wearing blackface during a 2015 engagement party that fell on Halloween. Childers, who is white, is the company's co-owner and vice president.“Florida State University has high standards and expectations on matters related to civility and respect,” Thrasher wrote to Childers in a June letter obtained by The Tallahassee Democrat through a public records request. “As president, I expect respectful conduct from.