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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are at Madison and I can’t tell you how many times I have heard them use the n word, make comments about the Jews, or other racist language between themselves or their friends.  We don’t tolerate it at home but it is so pervasive in their peers I feel like I can’t stop it.  From what I could gather it seems the kids are fed up with FCPS forcing them to accept everyone that it’s their way to push back.  It’s awful, I hope this language and attitude doesn’t stay with them as adults.  I’m not sure lessons at school about history and or acceptance will help, seems to push these kids more towards unacceptance.  [/quote]

Is this a troll post?

I’m sorry but if your kids are using racial slurs at school and you can’t stop it, you’ve failed at parenting. [/quote]

PP didn’t say her kids were using racial slurs at school. It’s probably what she heard when kids are in her car or at home goofing around or gaming. [/quote]

I think we see from this thread that there’s a massive parenting problem. The parents who claim it’s just the POC kids are clearly in denial or not paying attention, as well as the parents who know their kids are using racist language and lack the relationship with their kids to stop the behavior. It’s also a break down at school where kids aren’t facing consequences and our culture that doesn’t expect children of privilege to take any responsibility for their behavior.[/quote]

No doubt, but if you were being honest you would also acknowledge that a major contributing factor is the fact POC kids themselves use racist language frequently - sometimes towards other minorities and sometimes towards others of the same race/ethnicity.

If you approach this from the perspective that only "children of privilege" are responsible or deserve to be reprimanded, then you are part of the problem as well.  [/quote]

Do other kids parent your kids? You are responsible for teaching your kids right from wrong. If your kids are going out into the world thinking that swastikas are something to joke about or it’s okay to call someone else the n word, it’s on you.  It’s a tough world out there, a lot of people doing terrible things, you are responsible for guiding your kid to adulthood and making sure that they aren’t perpetrators of more terrible things.[/quote]

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