Iowa Teacher Asked Black Student to Address Him as 'Master'

By Albert Lin


An Iowa teacher who told a high-school senior to call him “Master” is still employed by the school district, and the student’s mother is demanding to know how he was disciplined.

Jabre White, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, said that during a May economics class, teacher Shawn McCurtain told students to head downstairs for a test. “Yes, sir,” White replied. McCurtain’s retort: “You meant to say, “Yes, sir, Master.”

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