Pearson engaged in the production of training manuals, produced training manual for nurses, which contains racist stereotypes about minorities. Reported by the New York Post.
“Hispanics believe that pain is a kind of test that they have to endure if they want to go to heaven. Black usually exaggerate the pain compared to other ethnic groups,” — says the publication.
Many users left angry comments on the company’s website. Representatives Pearson apologized for the incident and said that future editions and electronic version of manuals such materials have been removed.
In Pearson noted that health workers need to know how to behave in different cultures in different situations, agreeing that the information had to be presented in a different way.
It is reported that the manuals published in the English language, but which countries have already managed to make their supplies, not specified.