mc_squared Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Chocolate on your face' girl, 6, branded a racist By Colin Fernandez Last updated at 8:06 AM on 06th November 2009 Comments (22) Add to My Stories Confused: Michelle Gower with Sharona, whose 'playground banter was taken as a sinister remark' The parents of a six-year-old girl are outraged after their daughter was branded a racist for telling a black girl she had chocolate on her face. They fear the incident could 'haunt' her throughout her time at school. Sharona Gower had been eating chocolate mousse and was playing with a friend when she was chased by two 11-year-old girls. When one of the older girls, who was black, said Sharona had chocolate on her face, the youngster replied: 'Well, you've got chocolate on yours.' The older girl wiped her face and said: 'I've got nothing on my face, actually.' The girl then complained to a teacher, who gave Sharona a telling off. But when Michelle Gower, 34, went to collect her daughter from school, she was told the incident was 'racist' and that a complaint had been logged. Now Mrs Gower and her husband Nick, 45, believe the incident at St Paul's School, in Rusthall, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was not properly investigated and has left their daughter 'distressed and confused'. Mrs Gower said: 'The teacher told me that the girl had complained that Sharona was racist. 'The teacher said she had to record this and it had been logged as required by law. 'The teacher said they have a zero-tolerance policy for racism and bullying, which my husband and I totally agree with. 'She also said she did not know whether the other girl had chocolate on her face or not, her words were she may have done, but she did not know.' A spokesman for the school said the incident had been blown out of proportion Mr Gower, a dealer in antique collectibles, said: 'It was a bit of playground banter that has been taken as a sinister racial remark. 'This is a six-year-old who hasn't got an idea what racism is and has been labelled as a racist.' He added: 'This is political correctness gone absolutely crazy.' Mrs Gower, who lives in Rusthall, said the teacher did not explain what 'logging' the incident meant. She and her husband now fear the information may be kept on the school's database and haunt their daughter for the rest of her school career. More... ADRIAN HART: Could your child be branded a racist next?School PE lesson that has turned into a Wii classSex lessons or fines: Parents lose the right to take over-14s out of classes Mrs Gower, who also has a nine-year-old daughter, Jasmine, at the school, said she complained to the school's head, Carolyn Cohen, who took the side of the older girls. She added: 'I told her Sharona is very upset and confused about this situation and didn't fully understand why she was being reprimanded.' Mrs Cohen last night denied that the incident had been logged on a computer database. A spokesman for St Paul's school said in a statement: 'This was a small incident, which has been blown out of all proportion. Children and parents were spoken to following an inappropriate comment. 'The matter was dealt with appropriately and the issue is closed.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225633/Chocolate-face-girl-6-branded-racist.html#ixzz0W4OwilAK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 How else do 6 year olds fight someone back other than using physical appearance remarks? They really dont know any better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleBlur Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 It's 6 Year Old. :dozey: Do you think they care about how someone physically looks, anyways? No one did when I was in first grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric.Candy Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 They're just kids, psh :dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 A 6 year old girl being branded a racist by her own school - SEE WHAT THOSE PC DICKHEADS ARE DOING NOW TO THIS COUNTRY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBellaStrawberry Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Idk what to say, she is six, doesn't know better. But maybe her parents should of thought her better? :thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambergris Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I know the whole thing is quite ridiculous... I mean, why is there even a news of this? :dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I know the whole thing is quite ridiculous... I mean, why is there even a news of this? :dozey: 1 - It's the daily racist, sorry Daily Mail 2 - It's a slow news day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorrificAttack Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 To be honest, I do think that's actually quite bad...hilarious, but bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 1 - It's the daily racist, sorry Daily Mail 2 - It's a slow news day :laugh3:Yup. That's modern society for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 1 - It's the daily racist, sorry Daily Mail 2 - It's a slow news day Yeah the Mail get a kick out of posting articles on racism. And these are the chief tormentors of the BNP? What are they trying to prove? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 How else do 6 year olds fight someone back other than using physical appearance remarks? They really dont know any better Point made. What I didn't understand about the whole thing is why an 11-year-old would get so offended at something a 6-year-old said. Doesn't make any sense. o.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now