Language is powerful. We don’t always think about the words we use and the impact they might have. When it comes to describing or addressing people of different race, ethnicity, gender or sexuality, we might not always understand what those words convey to others.
A recent story in the Daily Mail got me thinking about how race is perceived in schools. The article focused on a seven-year-old boy who was allegedly labelled racist after asking if a younger pupil was brown because he lived in Africa. His mother was summoned to the school and asked to sign a report that was to be filed with the local authority.
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