Emer O’Neill has opened up about the cruel taunts her son Ky has received in class as she hopes to launch a racism policy in schools.
The basketball star-turned-presenter confessed that she was devastated when Ky told her another child had made him feel ‘really bad.’ ‘A kid told him that his skin looked like someone had pooed on it, and he was just gutted… I said, “How do you feel?” and he said “I feel really bad, actually” and my heart physically pained me,’ she told the Irish Independent.
While Emer was quick to stress that she spoke to the child’s parent who handled the situation ‘very well’ it’s unfortunately not an isolated one for the family. ‘A couple of months ago, the four of us were out for a walk and this guy on a bike shouted
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