A school has come under fire for a controversial worksheet, which asked its students to rank whether who they’d like most as a neighbour: a black person, a teenage parent, or a gay man.
Bristol Free School received complaints from parents after their children told them about the exercise.
Parent Naomi Davis told the BBC her 11-year-old daughter Chayse had shown her a photo of the sheet.
Chayse had said she wanted “to show you something and I don’t think it’s going to make you happy.”
The worksheet showed a list of people and asked students to rank who they’d rather live next-door to.
As well as a black person, a teenage parent or a gay man, it included a vegetarian, someone with a learning difficulty, a hoody [sic] wearer and a guitarist in a band.
The school said the worksheet was part of citizenship lesson, “aimed at heightening students’ understanding of the advantages of living in a diverse and inclusive society.”
Davis said that although the intention of the activity had been positive, it had had the “reverse effect.”
However, she praised the school’s speedy and apologetic reaction.
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