If you know you are very easily offended, please don't continue.
In my area in county Durham (North East England) our school does not teach prejudice or racism is wrong. This is mainly because that the diversity here is 99.8% white British.
Now, because that stat is correct, most people, (my self included) have never seen a black person, or Asian or Indian or any other culture except British. And so, when they come in contact with someone who is, they don't know how to take it and are really racist (and ive found it's mainly the girls). I sit next to one in maths who was talking to an Indian girl and I wouldn't repeat to anyone what she said.
But the fact is, that happens all over here, because that is the way they are brought up, and are never introduced to other cultures. We had a Sikh in school to talk to us about his religion, and noone took him even slightly serious, because they have never seen a member of the Sikh faith.
My primary school NEVER taught about
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2007-03-23
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BrilliantPomegranate
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