“Suzy was assaulted in an alley and is a victim of rape. The police collected a sample of sperm that was left at the crime scene and now have three suspects in custody. Which of the suspects raped Suzy?”
The test was supposedly written by the biology teacher and 90 students were exposed to the question, though the school district claims that the copy was not approved by the school or the district. “The assignment is not part of the District’s approved curriculum and is by no means representative of the District’s instructional philosophy. The District has investigated the source of the materials and appropriate corrective action has been taken.”
“It’s upsetting and I know girls this age, just the thought…they know that rape is forced non-consensual sex and that upsets them,” said a mom of a 10th grade girl at the school, who teared up while adding, “That’s why I can’t fathom a teacher putting that on a test.” Another parent wondered why the school doesn’t approve test questions beforehand and how a teacher was able to go rogue like this.
How insensitive for a school to liken a rape case to a classic “apples and oranges” text question, as if the sexual violation of a young person is totally banal fodder fit for fluffy test copy. Combine this with the fact thatThe school district did not state what kind of disciplinary actions the teacher would face.
Wow...just wow! ☹😥