White Teacher to student: “Christopher, don’t you know Santa Clause is white? Why are you wearing that?”
A local World War II veteran responded to racist remarks made by a Rio Rancho teacher.
Friday night, KOB Eyewitness News 4 brought viewers the story of a Cleveland High School teacher who called out an African American student because he was dressed as Santa Claus.
The teacher reportedly told student Christopher Rougier “Christopher, don’t you know Santa Clause is white? Why are you wearing that?”
Veteran Ear Richards told KOB that he was incredibly moved by the story.
"It’s hard in life to put words together but sometimes you make mistakes, and I hope that you feel that you made a mistake and say you're sorry for what you said,” Richards said. “I think that very important. I have nothing against you, or nothing like that."