Homework assignment asks 2nd graders: 'My dream for colored people in America is...'
Homework assignment asks 2nd graders: ‘My dream for colored people in America is…’
A suburban mother is outraged over a racially insensitive homework assignment involving a question posed to second graders.
WAUKEGAN, Ill. - A suburban mother is outraged over a racially insensitive homework assignment involving a question posed to second graders.
"Getting something like that was a complete shock," said Brianna Johnson.
Johnson says when she opened her daughter’s second grade assignment, her jaw dropped.
"The assignment says ‘My dream for colored people in America is..." and the students are supposed to finish that sentence," Johnson said.