The district confirmed it was aware of the situation Thursday, providing a more detailed response Friday morning.
The mother of one Ohio elementary school student is enlisting the assistance of local and social media to determine why a recent classroom assignment was peppered with what she felt to be inappropriate references.
She posted a social media photo showing an assignment sent home on the second day of the school year, prompting the press and concerned parents to share the image.
I suggested that with questionable wording, he should, maybe, have the pages retyped with new words and recipes he agreed. So not sure this resolved anything, but at least this teacher is aware that parents do pay attention to their kids’ assignments.
The district confirmed it was aware of the situation Thursday, providing a more detailed response Friday morning:
The wording is both insensitive and developmentally inappropriate. It also runs counter to the values of NAM and Cincinnati Public Schools, where we celebrate the diversity of our families and respect differences in backgrounds and beliefs.
Former district teacher Tyran Stallings agreed that the language used in this lesson was worrisome.
“I had an issue with the fact that liquor is being brought in a fourth grader’s classroom,” he said, “and in terms of education, I think that’s ridiculous.”
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