A Polk County kindergarten teacher received a written reprimand for singing a version of "Happy Birthday" with monkey-related lyrics to a Black student. The school district found the teacher violated ...

A six-year-old boy was celebrating his birthday at Floral Avenue Elementary School in Polk County, Florida, which included his teacher singing “Happy Birthday” to him in front of his class. But after ...

A Florida teacher is under investigation for singing a version of "Happy Birthday" with racist undertones to a 6-year-old Black student. Comparing Black people to monkeys has a long, painful history ...

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