South Carolina Teacher Suspended For Asking Students To Justify KKK's Treatment Of Black Americans With racially charged issues such as police brutality and the recent Charlottesville white supremacist rally constantly in the headlines, it seems we're at a point in history full of teachable moments for students. One South Carolina teacher took quite the controversial route when it came to bringing conversations about race into the classroom. Kerri Roberts gave Oak Pointe Elementary School students a homework assignment with two questions that left many upset: “You are a member of the KKK. Why do you think your treatment of African Americans is justified?" and “You are a freedman. Are you satisfied with your new ... Continue reading... https://blavity.com/south-carolina-...-to-justify-kkks-treatment-of-black-americans
A South Carolina School Assignment Asked Fifth-Graders to Justify the Actions of the KKK The teacher, Kerri Roberts of Oak Pointe Elementary School in ... While it does seem like a particularly charged time to ask students to envision themselves as members of the KKK, as other publications have noted, Roberts isn’t the only one to get ... Continue reading... http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/09/20/a_south_carolina_teacher_was_placed_on_administrative_leave_after_asking.html
Class Assignment Asks Students to Justify KKK; Teacher on Leave A SC elementary school teacher is on administrative leave after she asked students ... While it does seem like a particularly charged time to ask students to envision themselves as members of the KKK, as other publications have noted, Roberts isn't the ... Continue reading... http://wisdomsave.com/2017/09/21/class-assignment-asks-students-to-justify-kkk-teacher-on.html