Wisconsin school apologizes for homework assignment on 'good' reasons for slavery
By John Bowden - 01/11/18 05:08 PM EST
A private Wisconsin elementary school is reportedly apologizing for a homework assignment that asked fourth-graders to list "good" reasons for slavery alongside "bad" ones.
Our Redeemer Lutheran School in Wauwatosa apologized on Thursday in a letter to parents, agreeing that the homework assignment was racially offensive and “showed a lack of sensitivity,†the Associated Press reported.
“The purpose of the assignment was not, in any way, to have students argue that ANY slavery is acceptable — a concept that goes against our core values and beliefs about the equality and worth of people of all races,†the letter to parents read.
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