This Teacher Wrote The Most Offensive Note About A Student’s Hair

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A mom found herself on the receiving end of an incredibly offensive note from her daughter's teacher. The note suggested the child was being teased by fellow students because of the scent of coconut oil from her hair. The mom decided to share it on Facebook, where it quickly went viral.

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Norris posted the note from daughter Amia's teacher to Facebook with the caption, "*applies the same amount of coconut oil* y'all gone feel that black girl magic. Sincerely, unapologetically black mom. P.s. Coconut oil has no stinky smell."

#3 It quickly went viral,

#4 with more than 11,000 likes and more than 5,500 shares and comments of disgust and support.

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First of all, Carol needs to go back to school herself because this note leaves much to be desired in the way of grammar and the proper structure of a letter. Sit down, Carol.

Norris wrote that she and her fiancé went for a sit-down with the school's director to talk about the issue. They apparently learned that her daughter wasn't getting bullied for her hair in the first place. "In the conversation, she explained the letter was never supposed to be offensive in any way shape or form, no one ever said anything to my daughter, and Amia's teacher is just a complainer (she's Russian). We had an adult conversation, and my daughter has many friends, so no I will not be removing her from the school. The teacher is also being disciplined," she wrote in an update to Facebook.

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Norris says her child is the only black student her class at the Raggedy Anne Learning Center, which adds another layer to the issue. "This is why I make it a point to keep her hair natural and tell her yes she's different and it's magical," she wrote on Facebook. The photo, which has been shared more than 3,000 times on Facebook, has a few people wondering why Norris and her daughter should make any changes to what they're doing, when the teacher should instead be telling kids not to bully others. "Why is the ill manner of another child your responsibility? It's absurd," one commenter said. "I hope the teacher wrote the other kids parents about being bullies since she's so damn concerned," another echoed. Others pointed out the fact that coconut oil in general doesn't have that strong a scent.

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"Do I still believe the teacher didn't have ill intentions?" Norris said. "Not for a second because the way she tried to talk to me about how she thought my daughter smelled (which she is the only person who felt that way) was absolutely and totally unacceptable."

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Norris posted an update on Thursday saying Amia has been pulled from the school and that Carol still doesn't really seem to get it.

Of course, she has to do what's right for her daughter, but it's infuriating that because of a teacher's totally insensitive words, a child has to start over at another school. Hopefully, the original post being shared will help educate others and maybe, just maybe, Carol.