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    Community members voice disapproval at FUSD meeting after controversial school assignment

    A controversial English assignment at Roosevelt High School has sparked outrage from parents and community members. Some of them spoke up at Wednesday’s school board meeting. The assignment was presented as an African-American language explainer, with grammatically-incorrect sentences that students were required to translate into traditional English. “The last thing they need – our children – is to be forced to attend class and to be mocked and bullied by students because of a lesson plan used to highlight African-American vernacular English,” said a man. The story quickly gained attention online. The school district responded with an apology, saying the ...


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