This White Teacher Said My Brown Son Was Scary Because He Was Big
She implied that he was “King Kong” and that he inadvertently hurt others
My son was an average-sized baby. He was 52 centimeters (20.4 inches) at birth and weighed 3.52 kilos (7.76 pounds). You see, he was within the norm. As he grew older, he got taller and bigger than the other children in his class. As a mother, I was proud and relieved to have a big, strong boy, but for the white teac…
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