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Nikko Burton is still waiting for an apology from his teacher, he told a local television station.
Nikko Burton is still waiting for an apology from his teacher, he told a local television station.
Aneka Burton told a Columbus, Ohio, television station that in her 10-year-old son Nikko's social studies lesson, the class was divided into two groups: slaves and masters.
Nikko ended up in the slave group and said the students playing the master role would "look in your mouth and feel your legs and stuff and see if you're strong," according to WBNS-10TV.
His mom, understandably, was furious.
"He felt degraded," she told the television station. "I feel like that was totally inappropriate; it was racist and it was degrading."
Even worse, the incident was not a one-time thing, according to the school district.
After the uproar, a district spokesperson said in an emailed statement to the Daily News that the lesson will not be used again.
"The intent of the lesson was to provide students with multiple tools to learn about slavery in American history. It was intended to provide students with empathy, compassion and understanding, and was never intended to offend or upset anyone. Regardless of the intent, the effect was that some were offended and hurt by the lesson plan, and for that the school district is deeply sorry," the spokesperson wrote.
Once the news broke, Chapelfield Elementary School Principal Scott Schmidt called the Burtons to apologize and the school district said officials acted once concern was raised.
"I don't know how long it's been going on," Burton told WBNS-10TV, "but I am just shocked nobody has ever complained about it."
Nikko, for his part, said he wants an apology from his teacher.
IMHO, racism would have disappeared long ago if the government, media and education system would just leave the shit alone. They're teaching racism. Hell even Sesame Street teaches it. "Which one of these things is not like the other?"
If the educational system wanted to teach about slavery, they would use todays tax and monetary system as an example.
We're all slaves Johnny. We must work for fiat money so we can pay taxes and what ever is left over will put scraps of poisoned food on your table.