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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would talk to both the child’s parents as well as the school.  This is not to be tolerated.

My children are half Indian and half white and this is not something I would (or will) take lightly.  [/quote]

My son is also half Indian/half white (I am Indian) and I agree that action needs to be taken with the school. But I would also teach my son how to respond if this happened to him - I liked the PP's post about identifying the other child's statement as racist, because that will get the message across, even with a relatively young child. This stuff needs to be nipped in the bud and I want my child to be prepared for these kinds of comments, which he'll face for the rest of his life. And TBH, I'm not sure that going to a diverse school solves everything. I went to an incredibly diverse public school (with a large Asian/Indian contingent) and I still often longed to be white while growing up. I realize now it wasn't for the skin color/hair color but rather what we all now identify as white privilege. Things are certainly better than when I was in school in the 80s-90s but we have a long way to go. [/quote]

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