Chapelfield Elementary School principal Scott Schmidt apologizes to Aneka Burton, after her son, Nikko Burton, who is black, made to play slave in Social Studies lesson.
Scott Schmidt, principal of Chapelfield Elementary School in Gahanna, OH, apologized to Aneka Burton after her son, Nikko, who is black, was assigned to play a slave for a social studies lesson and said the school should be more sensitive, according to WBNS-TV.
Nikko Burton said during an American history lesson at Gahanna's Chapelfield Elementary School, the class was divided into slaves and masters, 10 Investigates' Paul Aker reported.
"I ended up being a slave," said Burton, 10. "At first I didn't care, but after people were bidding on people it kind of made me a little mad and stuff."
Burton said that the students who were playing the part of master were told to feel the students playing slaves to see if they were worth buying.
"The masters go to touch people and do all sorts of stuff," Burton said. "They got to look in your mouth and feel your legs and stuff and see if you're strong and stuff."Burton's mother said that her son was humiliated. Source
It is a sad commentary that we are having a discussion about race in an elementary school Social Studies lesson. I completely understand how this child must have felt. It was just a little insensitive on the teacher's part, especially since the child was picked on later on.
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