School included ‘black person’ in list of neighbours kids may not want

A British school has sparked outrage after asking pupils to rank their preference of prospective neighbours which included a 'black person' and 'a gay man'.

Concerned parent Naomi Davis flagged the issue with Bristol Free School, in south-west England, after her daughter, Chayse, returned home and told her of the exercise.

The school claims the activity was part of a citizenship and diversity lesson and was used for "heightening students' understanding of the advantages of living in a diverse and inclusive society," the BBC reported.

But Ms Davis says despite the good intentions of the lesson, the teacher had ultimately failed in what they were trying to get across.

"They are trying to do a positive piece of work but this had the reverse effect," she said.

She says the whole exercise had left her 11-year-old daughter confused and had told the teacher it didn't make sense to her.

Ms Davis says her daughter was left feeling "isolated" following the activity and slammed the minimising of racial discrimination by including it on a list that contained vegetarians and a guitarist in a band.

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The school has since promised the mother-of-one they will change the wording on the worksheet, something they claimed they had been considering for a while.

They have also outlined plans to set up diversity groups for families to raise concerns over school matters in confidence.