Thursday, September 1, 2016

Texas School District Apologizes After Teacher Nicknames Class “Jighaboos”


A Texas school district has apologized after a teacher at one of its schools nicknamed a class the “jighaboos”.

A white teacher at Bell Manor Elementary School nicknamed all of her sixth grade classes and set goals for each group. One of the classes was nicknamed jighabook–a misspelling of a racial slur.

The inappropriate naming only came to the attention of school officials at Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD after a parent complained, Fox4News reported.

An unnamed father went to the school and took a picture of the laminated sign which read,  “Mrs. _______’s Jighaboos are at school today to achieve our 6th grade goals and prepare for 7th grade.”

“She makes them recite that out loud,” said the dad, who is white.

The class which was nicknamed the slur is racially mixed. 

Click here for the full article. 

Source: Your Black World News

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