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Children are typically sent home with different awards at the end of the year after having a major accomplishment like straight A's or perfect attendance. The children rush home proud and eager to show off their honorable awards to their parents or family.
A Black pre-K student from an elementary school in Batesville, Mississippi, was sent home with an award called the “Monkey Award” for “entertaining others.”
The student’s mother, Shemekia Ellis, told WKYT that her son was so excited about the award. Ellis met with the school district officials who said the teacher didn’t know the history behind “Blacks being compared to monkeys,” according to WKYT. “She said the teacher stated that she gave him the award for his energy,” Ellis told WKYT. “But the award doesn’t say anything about energy. It says entertainment.”
Ellis met with the school district officials who said the teacher didn’t know the history behind “Blacks being compared to monkeys.”
The school needs to have a Chimp Award, which is given to every niglet that doesn't chimp out for an entire day. They could have these little punch cards and when they get 2 punches they will get some kind of reward. The niglets will never get the reward.