Image shows Black preschool students waiting for food while white classmates have their food served
After a video from Roswell, Georgia Kids ‘R’ Kids preschool School went under observation due to the ill-treatment of the black students.
On Wednesday (April 7), a man named Marquis shared his son’s classroom image on Instagram. The photo shows white kids were seen with the plates and eating their lunches while the black kids appeared to be waiting for the same food.
“This is truly unbelievable. You better know this won’t be the last time you hear from me on this,” Marquis confined in a caption. “Why does every white kid have their food? Not one Black child has food in front of them! Thank God for cameras in classrooms because there is no way to hide this racism.”
“As Blacks, we always strive to send our kids to schools in suburban areas, but I’m telling you first hand that is not always best. This is not a Black or white issue; this is simply wrong. “@kidsrkidscorporate, I’ll be waiting [for] feedback from your corporate office on this.”
The president and chief executive officer (David Vinson) of Kids ‘R’ Kids International, Inc. apologized to Marquis and the Kids ‘R’ Kids community for the incident displayed through the picture. He also stated that this was a “random and isolated” incident in their inclusive environment.
Soon after the president declared that the company is now ending its contract with Kids ‘R’ Kids preschool.
“The interactions captured on video by one of our families, yesterday, is disturbing and not in accordance with the inclusive culture that we promote at Kids ‘R’ Kids amongst our families, their children or our staff,” chief executive officer (David Vinson) said in another statement. “We apologize to the family, the community and all of those impacted by the situation, and will use this as a learning tool to remind our Kids ‘R’ Kids staff on the importance of diversity and inclusivity.”
The Kids ‘R’ Kids corporate office, he added, is available to help any displaced families find other preschools in their respective areas.
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. You can read more of Jonathan P. Wright’s work in the Features section.
