School near Atlanta comes under fire for slavery recess game

What is going on in Georgia's school system? It seems like every week there is another story about slavery that is inappropriate!! When did it become ok for kids to play 'runaway' slaves and other kids to play 'slave catchers' while the teacher plays the 'safe houes'? Are you serious? Georgia is being real clear about what they mean when they talk about taking their country back. What is their fascination with slavery? This has to stop!!!

A suburban school district near Atlanta is reeling under accusations of racism, as students at Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, Ga. allege their teacher led them in a slavery-themed recess game. Third graders at the Gwinnett County academy told Atlanta's Channel 2 Action News that their teacher organized a tag-like game in which some youngsters played slave catchers while other played slave fugitives. School leaders confirm that the game took place last week, but contend it was instigated by the students and that the teacher was not involved.

Students painted a different portrait of the incident to Channel 2. Three of the four students who participated in the game strongly affirmed the teacher's presence to the television news outlet, insisting that she played the "safe house guard" in this role-playing teaching exercise.

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