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A few weeks ago, Tionna Norris posted a note to Facebook sent from her daughter’s daycare teacher requesting that she lighten up on the amount of coconut oil used in the 3 year old’s hair.
In the note, the teacher writes, “If you have to apply this daily – please do so lightly, so the kid’s don’t tease her.”
This is the original note alongside a photo of little Amia.
The October 10 post immediately racked up thousands of likes and shares, but this wouldn’t be the last administrators would hear from Norris. In a follow up Facebook post, Norris says that she met with the teacher and director of the school to get to the bottom of the matter.
“After meeting with the director I found out that no child ever bullied Amia (she’s actually quite popular) and the word “stink” was used in quotes because she knew it didn’t have a foul odor. It was just something the teacher was not used to and thought it was heavy (she has a sensitive nose so she says) they have fully taken responsibility and understands why it’s so offensive,” Norris wrote. “They also would like to apologize to anyone the letter may have offended. Amia is happy and reassured me no one ever bullied her. We now have an understanding where if anything is an issue I will be notified in person and not through a letter which is up for assumption.”
Norris said she felt as though her daughter was being stereotyped and discriminated against.
“Because I am a young parent in the school or the parent of darker skin tone, I get the letter that says my daughter stinks,” Norris told CBS 2 Chicago.
Even with the apology, Norris said that the daycare did not issue disciplinary action against the teacher.
“If you cannot understand why a mother would be upset about receiving a letter like that,” Norris said in an interview. “Then you don’t deserve to teach my child.”
Norris suggested the school implement racial sensitivity training. “This was not JUST for my daughter. I have a platform and I used it for every black mother and every black woman who believes in the power of the fro,” she wrote on Facebook.
CBS 2 Chicago reached out to the Raggedy Anne Learning Center for a comment, but has yet to receive a response to the request.
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