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"The Channelview
ISD Administration would like to apologize for the insensitive
and offensive fake mock awards that were given to students in a
classroom," Marcus Kramer, a spokesman for the district, said in
a statement.
"The teachers involved in this matter have been disciplined
according to district policy and the incident is still under
investigation," the statement said.
The student, Lizeth Villanueva, 13, told Houston broadcaster
KPRC she was shocked when she was given the award on Tuesday at
the end of the school year, adding the teacher thought it would
be funny.
"It was not a joke," she told the TV station. "I do not feel
comfortable with this. I do not feel comfortable being in the
same classroom with the teacher."
The district did not say what action it had taken against the
teacher.
Other awards presented to students included "most likely to
blend in with white people" and "most likely to be homeless in
Guatemala," CNN reported, showing pictures of two of the
certificates.
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Daniel Trotta and
Richard Chang)
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