“Caricatures of peoples’ race or culture are not appropriate and are offensive and hurtful,” Ardell wrote in the letter sent to the Parkdale Collegiate Institute community.
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White performers would darken their skin with polish and cork, put on tattered clothing and exaggerate their features to look stereotypically “Black.” The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on Southern plantations, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The origins of blackface date back to the minstrel shows of the mid-19th century. It’s unclear how long the teacher has worked at Parkdale Collegiate Institute.ĬNN has reached out to the teacher but has not received a response.īlackface isn’t just about painting skin darker or putting on a costume. Disciplinary action will be considered after the investigation. The teacher has been placed on “home assignment,” or removed from the school until an investigation has been completed, Ryan Bird of the Toronto District School Board told CNN. While we have begun the work of addressing anti-Black racism and all forms of discrimination, it is clear that we must do more.” “At our school, we are committed to creating a teaching and learning environment that is equitable and inclusive for all students, staff and families. “On behalf of Parkdale CI, I acknowledge and regret the harm this incident has caused to students, staff and families and our shared school climate,” Ardell wrote. In her letter, Ardell said as soon as the incident was brought to their attention, they immediately took action by asking the teacher to wash their face “as to not cause further harm.”Ī school employee in Oregon has been placed on leave after showing up to work in blackface, officials say “I didn’t really feel attacked because I’m not Black. “It was really uncomfortable and disgusting and yeah, it was weird,” the student said. Racism and racial tensions have been at the forefront of conversations in school board meetings and classrooms across the world. A White high school teacher is on “home assignment” and under investigation after he showed up to teach in blackface, according to the school principal.Ī business teacher at Parkdale Collegiate Institute, a public high school in Parkdale, near Toronto, Ontario, joined other staff and students who were dressed up for Halloween Friday, according to a letter sent to parents, guardians and students last weekend from the school’s principal, Julie Ardell.īut the teacher’s choice of black paint made students in his class uncomfortable, one of his students, who is not being named at his parents’ request, told CNN Tuesday.
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