Racial bullying in schools result of ‘whitewashed history’
Racial bullying in schools result of ‘whitewashed history’
Mean teenagers pointing fingers at black boy crying, verbal bullying, bad rumors
November 8, 2021
By Baisakhi Roy
Findings from a recent study indicate that despite being taught multicultural values and inclusion at school, racial and ethnic bullying in Canadian schools prevails. Experts say it has to do with the lack of education on Canada’s history with racism and white supremacy. NCM’s Baisakhi Roy reports.
When 14-year-old, grade 9 student, Hadiya M. — whose name has been changed to protect her privacy — chose to talk about the Quebec mosque attack as part of a social studies presentation, her teacher suggested that she could focus on the more positive aspect of living in Canada.
Hadiya says her teacher “had the audacity” to suggest a story along the lines of a Muslim student who’d immigrated as a refugee from Syria and had therefore mentioned “what an accepting country Canada is.”
“The teacher was completely oblivious to the fact that the Syrian girl had been constantly ridiculed by some students in our school for being from a ‘war torn’ country and how that entire region was always fighting,’” Hadiya says.
“I was confused when she said that I should ‘tone down’ my presentation. Anyway, I did not want all that attention, so I just skipped the Quebec part and spoke about other topics like the different festivals that are celebrated in Canada.”
Comments (0)