Raytown High School in Raytown, Missouri. (Photo from raytownschools.org/rhs)
RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) | A suburban Kansas City school district that was already investigating a teacher for using a racial epithet during class discussion, is now investigating a second racial incident.
High school students in an English class at Raytown High School were given a worksheet that contained racial, homophobic and misogynistic slurs in it. Part of the worksheet asked if it was OK to use such derogatory terms even if you are joking.
School officials say the worksheet was redone this year with a new version that doesn’t contain the racial, homophobic and misogynistic slurs, but for some reason the old version of the worksheet was used last week.
“We sincerely apologize to our school community for our oversight,” Raytown Superintendent Allan Markley said in a letter to parents. “Per Board policy, we will investigate the issue and allow for students and families to have conversations with school and district staff.”
But he said the district won’t disclose what disciplinary actions might be taken.
Earlier in the week, the Raytown district said it was looking into an incident when a high school teacher used an epithet directed at Black people during a class discussion.
