The management team at the Bellingham location has confirmed that the employee in question is no longer with the company. This outcome serves as a clear acknowledgment of the values we collectively demanded throughout this process. I appreciate your commitment to ensuring accountability in our local community.
July 27, 2015
Final supporters
A mother stopped by our local Kmart to buy her babies a swimming pool. A special needs bus pulled up in front of the store and an EMPLOYEE said "Look, the "R" bus is here". This mother just happened to have her little boy, who has special needs, with her. This employee has been asked by people why she used such a derogatory term and quite frankly, this employee doesn't care and her "so what" attitude is unacceptable. Kmart is a great company and we are hoping that they stand behind the movement to end discrimination and that they find this appalling, disgusting behavior unacceptable for their business and remove this employee.
Updates
June 11, 2015
The momentum behind this petition highlights a collective commitment to fostering a respectful environment in our community. I am encouraged by the response and remain focused on ensuring our concerns reach the proper leadership.
Reached 100 supporters
June 11, 2015
47 Comments
There is absolutely, NO reason, or excuse for using that word. I, myself, have a disabled Sister, and I find that word to be very Offensive. #Equality #Respect
As a mother with a daughter with special needs,I know how this feels. More people need to realize they are human too, and have feelings and emotions just like any of us. In our house, the "r" word is just as bad as the "f" word. I hope this petition helps to spread the word of acceptance and love❤️
I am the parent that was purchasing the swimming pool for my children. The employee has absolutely no remourse. When I asked her to repeat her self... She has no problems repeating those awful words that keep drilling my head. I look at my special needs son and it just crushes me to think someone would refer to him in that way. I am disgusted. This needs to END!
I ride those buses and I'm appalled that in this day and age someone would refer to them as a retard bus.
This is such a disgrace for Kmart. What an unbelievable rude and disrespectful person! Will not be shopping in Kmart until something is done besides a "talking to"...as a business owner myself..my employee would have been fired on the spot no questions asked.
This is ridiculous. I find it completely unfair this Kmart employee gets to use derogatory slanders towards customers, but I lose my job as soon as I get near one child. We need more flexible laws for adults who have more special connections with children.
I pray this world gets better.
Share Petition
Don't stop at signing, share the petition link with friends to multiply our impact
Copy link or share directly
The management team at the Bellingham location has confirmed that the employee in question is no longer with the company. This outcome serves as a clear acknowledgment of the values we collectively demanded throughout this process. I appreciate your commitment to ensuring accountability in our local community.
July 27, 2015
Final supporters
A mother stopped by our local Kmart to buy her babies a swimming pool. A special needs bus pulled up in front of the store and an EMPLOYEE said "Look, the "R" bus is here". This mother just happened to have her little boy, who has special needs, with her. This employee has been asked by people why she used such a derogatory term and quite frankly, this employee doesn't care and her "so what" attitude is unacceptable. Kmart is a great company and we are hoping that they stand behind the movement to end discrimination and that they find this appalling, disgusting behavior unacceptable for their business and remove this employee.
Updates
June 11, 2015
The momentum behind this petition highlights a collective commitment to fostering a respectful environment in our community. I am encouraged by the response and remain focused on ensuring our concerns reach the proper leadership.
Reached 100 supporters
June 11, 2015
47 Comments
I love Kmart and really enjoy doing there. I have had great service and really enjoy their employees. That being said, there is no excuse, nobody should ever use that word especially someone one the job. It is unprofessional, unnecessary, and just down right rude. I hope kmart makes this right.
There is absolutely, NO reason, or excuse for using that word. I, myself, have a disabled Sister, and I find that word to be very Offensive. #Equality #Respect
As a mother with a daughter with special needs,I know how this feels. More people need to realize they are human too, and have feelings and emotions just like any of us. In our house, the "r" word is just as bad as the "f" word. I hope this petition helps to spread the word of acceptance and love❤️
I am the parent that was purchasing the swimming pool for my children. The employee has absolutely no remourse. When I asked her to repeat her self... She has no problems repeating those awful words that keep drilling my head. I look at my special needs son and it just crushes me to think someone would refer to him in that way. I am disgusted. This needs to END!
I ride those buses and I'm appalled that in this day and age someone would refer to them as a retard bus.
This is such a disgrace for Kmart. What an unbelievable rude and disrespectful person! Will not be shopping in Kmart until something is done besides a "talking to"...as a business owner myself..my employee would have been fired on the spot no questions asked.
This is ridiculous. I find it completely unfair this Kmart employee gets to use derogatory slanders towards customers, but I lose my job as soon as I get near one child. We need more flexible laws for adults who have more special connections with children.
I pray this world gets better.
Share Petition
Don't stop at signing, share the petition link with friends to multiply our impact
Petitions like this
Other petitions you might want to support
Scan to share
Anyone who scans this can sign the petition.
I love Kmart and really enjoy doing there. I have had great service and really enjoy their employees. That being said, there is no excuse, nobody should ever use that word especially someone one the job. It is unprofessional, unnecessary, and just down right rude. I hope kmart makes this right.