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Portland School Cracks Down on Racist PB&J Sandwiches

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.... One school administrator began the school year cracking down on exclusive language.  Verenice Gutierrez, principal of Harvey Scott K-8 School in Portland, Oregon, hears subtle racism every day.  And that’s just plain wrong.  She explained to the Portland Tribune in September how a simple example of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a classroom indicated “white privilege”....
One school administrator began the school year cracking down on exclusive language.  Verenice Gutierrez, principal of Harvey Scott K-8 School in Portland, Oregon, hears subtle racism every day.  And that’s just plain wrong.  She explained to the Portland Tribune in September how a simple example of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a classroom indicated “white privilege”. - See more at: http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/portland-school-cracks-down-on-racist-pbj-sandwiches-what-about-somali-or-hispanic-students-who-might-not-eat-sandwiches-11212013#sthash.wDUvy4Ig.dpuf
One school administrator began the school year cracking down on exclusive language.  Verenice Gutierrez, principal of Harvey Scott K-8 School in Portland, Oregon, hears subtle racism every day.  And that’s just plain wrong.  She explained to the Portland Tribune in September how a simple example of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a classroom indicated “white privilege”. - See more at: http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/portland-school-cracks-down-on-racist-pbj-sandwiches-what-about-somali-or-hispanic-students-who-might-not-eat-sandwiches-11212013#sthash.wDUvy4Ig.dpuf
One school administrator began the school year cracking down on exclusive language.  Verenice Gutierrez, principal of Harvey Scott K-8 School in Portland, Oregon, hears subtle racism every day.  And that’s just plain wrong.  She explained to the Portland Tribune in September how a simple example of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a classroom indicated “white privilege”. - See more at: http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/portland-school-cracks-down-on-racist-pbj-sandwiches-what-about-somali-or-hispanic-students-who-might-not-eat-sandwiches-11212013#sthash.wDUvy4Ig.dpuf