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The impact on racism on children/parents/carers and
               ethnically diverse staff



               Firstly, many ethnic minority teachers have openly discussed
               how systemic racism, overt, and subtle racism affect the

               educational system within the UK. Looking at the statistic

               shown above, we can see that there is an issue with offering

               ethnic minority people jobs and retaining them within the
               industry.



               Describing his experience as a black male teacher, Adrian

               Rollins gives various examples to some of the racial prejudice
               that ethnic teachers face. Beginning with a student calling

               him racial slurs and him being victimised after this student

               received a light consequence for his actions, Rollins described

               a very micro-aggressive work environment that would ‘nit-
               pick’ his every move until he left.



               Outside of these micro-aggressive workplaces, it can be

               difficult for many ethnic teachers to find support due to the
               lack of other minorities working within the same

               environment as them. Feeling unsafe, undervalued, and

               completely victimised within his work, Rollins left his

               position.


               Secondly, this lack of representation of ethnic minorities

               within the UK educational system that was discussed above,

               leads into the impact of racism on children within the school
               system.








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