Teacher Addresses Student as "Black Boy"

Kathleen Pyles, a middle school teacher in Waterbury, Connecticut, calls a Black student by what some people would deem as a racist name. She first addresses him by the wrong name, and when the student points it out she says, "How about black boy? Go sit down, black boy."

The incident came to light when another student told his mother, who then took the issue to the school.

How unprofessional is it to address a student by their race or ethnicity?! She, basically, demeaned him in front of his peers by not using the student's name but, instead, labeling him on the basis of his race. It is hard to imagine what people are thinking when they do--or say--stupid things like this...