A mother is speaking out after a teacher used the word “monkey” in her 6-year-old son's birthday song. Desarae Prather, mother of 6-year-old Legend Whitaker, was outraged after receiving a video from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Polk teacher sings 'monkey' version of 'Happy Birthday' to child, mother charges racism A video of a Polk County teacher ...

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 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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Schools has completed its investigation into a teacher's controversial birthday song to a student — one that prompted his mom to demand an apology for its "racist" ...

A Black mother in Polk County, Florida, is demanding an apology and disciplinary action after her son’s teacher sang a culturally insensitive remix of “Happy Birthday.” Desarae Prather is speaking out ...

A mother is raising concerns after a teacher used the word ‘monkey’ while singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to her son. A mother is speaking out after a teacher used the word “monkey” in her 6-year-old son’s ...

A video of a Polk County teacher singing a variation on “Happy Birthday to You” to a kindergartner has gone viral, fueling allegations of racism — and alleged death threats toward the teacher. Polk ...

A Polk County teacher is under investigation after a video of her singing a song to a Black kindergartner went viral. The song included the lyrics, "You look like a monkey, and you smell like one, too ...