Furious North Carolina mom claims teacher made students pick cotton as part of lesson

A North Carolina mother said that her child was the subject of a question regarding cotton picking during a lesson about the Industrial Revolution.

The mother asked to remain anonymous to protect the identity of the child. She claims her student felt so uncomfortable that they and two other students went to the principal's office. “I was very scared because I didn’t know how my child was feeling on the inside and how this would affect my child long-term,” the mother said to a local news outlet.

“There were so many other examples and things that you could have used than to actually bring a physical plant and have a child reenact picking cotton.”

The lesson was reportedly aimed at teaching students about the 18th-century cotton gin and its impact on the revolution.

A Union County Public Schools spokesperson released a statement regarding the reported situation.

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“Union County Public Schools is aware of the seventh-grade social studies assignment that took place at Porter Ridge Middle,” the statement read.

“There were no references to race or slavery during this assignment. The focus was on inventions and how the cotton gin helped with productivity during this time in history.”