A Buffalo-area school district has come under fire after a teacher asked her students to translate sentences from English to Spanish that called Mexicans “ugly,” according to reports.
“Can we even begin to unpack all that is wrong here? Who is developing this curriculum & where is the oversight?” sheWainick, who is Hispanic and was born in Colombia, declined to identify the teacher, The Buffalo News reported
“I, personally, don’t feel this Spanish teacher — or anyone who approves of this kind of curriculum content — has any place in WCSD or elsewhere,” Florencio said, adding that the homework showed a “blatant lack of ethnic sensitivity and bias.”Twitter / Allison Wainick The Williamsville Central district condemned the controversial homework assignment after parent backlash on Facebook.“Our goal as a District is to create an intentionally welcoming learning environment, celebrating our community and its diversity. This assignment fails to meet our standard and will be dealt with appropriately,” the district added.