An Inclusive Litany

4/29/96

According to the London Daily Telegraph, a London schoolteacher named Ursula Gregory was denied consideration for a teaching position because she used the word "immigrants." A municipal panel felt that her use of such terms showed a lack of ethnic awareness and sensitivity. "I was worried about the use of words such as 'immigrants' and 'recent African refugees,' " said one panel member. The members did give consideration to a candidate who had taught in Nigeria, because "teaching there was akin to teaching in Lambeth."