The 366-page guide for staff in charge of pre-school children, called Young Children and Racial Justice, warns: "Racist incidents among children in early years settings tend to be around name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships."
It advises nursery teachers to be on the alert for childish abuse such as: "blackie", "Pakis", "those people" or "they smell".
The guide goes on to warn that children might also "react negatively to a culinary tradition other than their own by saying 'yuk'".
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
UK Government: Kids Who Don't Like Foreign Food are Racist
The National Children's Bureau puts disliking foreign food on par with calling people "blackies," the London Telegraph reports:
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