Chapelfield Elementary School Sorry For Making Black Student 'Slave': GAHANNA, Ohio — The mother of a black Ohio fifth grader assigned to play a slave for a social studies lesson says the school should be more sensitive.
Principal Scott Schmidt of Chapelfield Elementary in Gahanna (guh-HA'-nuh) called Aneka Burton to apologize for what happened to her son, Nikko, on Wednesday. Columbus station WBNS-TV reports Schmidt said no harm was intended.
Ten-year-old Nikko says the class was randomly divided into 'masters' and 'slaves' and that the only other black student got to be a master. Burton says her son refused to take part in a simulated slave auction and was sent back to his desk.
Burton says she appreciates the apology, but the exercise was inappropriate.
