[Skipton]

Oh Dear!​

A class of five-year old schoolchildren return to the classroom after playing in the playground during morning recess.
The teacher says to the first child, “Hello Becky, what did you do during recess?”
Becky replies, “I played in the sand pit.”
“Very good,” replied the teacher, “If you can spell ‘sand’ on the blackboard, I will give you a biscuit.”
Becky duly goes and writes ‘sand’ on the blackboard. “Very good,” said the teacher and gives Becky a biscuit.
The teacher then says, “Freddie, what did you do during recess?”
Freddie replies, “I played with Becky in the sand pit.”
“Very good,” says the teacher, “If you can spell ‘pit’ on the blackboard, I will also give you a biscuit.”
Freddie duly goes and writes ‘pit’ on the blackboard. “Very good,” says the teacher and gives Freddie a biscuit.
The teacher then says, “Hello Mohammed, have you been playing in the sand pit with Becky and Freddie?”
“No,” replies Mohammed, “I wanted to, but they would not let me.
Every time I went near them, they started throwing sand at me, calling me nasty names
and asking to see under my jacket in case I had explosives.”
“Oh dear,” replied the teacher, “That sounds like blatant racial discrimination to me.
I'll tell you what, if you can spell ‘blatant racial discrimination’, I will give you a biscuit.”