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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 10-year-old has become good friends with another kid in his class and they spend much time together at each other's homes or online playing Roblox.

The friend is a very polite and sweet kid when he is over; however, more recently, we’ve heard him saying the n-word and other derogatory remarks about black people and gay men in their group chats with friends and on Facetime. We talked to our son about telling him to stop and end the calls when this happens.

Over the last week, this kid has ramped up his bigoted remarks, so my friend and the other friends said they wouldn't play with him if he continued. Obviously he was upset and his mother contacted everyone to apologize.

When she had her son apologize and asked to meet with us, my son shared that when he is at their house the mom says racist remarks in front of everyone including my son.

We decided not to let him go over to this house anymore, but the kid has not stopped his remarks at school because he thinks it’s funny and my son reported today he called the black kids at school monkeys and their gay teacher a fag behind their backs.

T[b]heir school is not diverse and it would be so devastating if very few LGBTQ or black students and staff knew what he was saying. 
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Although my child hasn’t been a target of the racist behavior, I feel compelled to say something to the school that this is continuing but am not sure what the best approach would be.

This is new to me, so I’m curious how other parents have handled this type of dynamic and if they reported it, what did you say?

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Oh really?

DS’s public middle school is very diverse and on the extreme end of the LGTBQIA+ spectrum.

He has shared with me that all the boys make extremely racist comments.

Even the BIPOC kids make inappropriate racial comment (although BIPOC are not capable of racism, by definition).  Also sexist and homophobic comments.

The MS kids insult everyone. They share the most racist “humor” they can find on the internet , using their phones. They go out of their way to try to out-do each other.

On the issues of race, gender, and preference, these MS kids behavior is, frankly, immature.[/quote]

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