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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Sat Jan 21, 2023, 06:37 AM Jan 2023

Killeen ISD investigating 'extremely disturbing' assignment distributed to students at Rancier ...

https://www.kwtx.com/2023/01/20/killeen-isd-investigating-extremely-disturbing-assignment-distributed-students-rancier-middle-school/

Killeen ISD investigating ‘extremely disturbing’ assignment distributed to students at Rancier Middle School

By KWTX Staff
Published: Jan. 20, 2023 at 11:20 AM EST|Updated: 19 hours ago

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - Administrators at the Killeen Independent School District are investigating an “appalling and extremely disturbing” assignment administered to “a small group” of students earlier this week by a “now-former” Rancier Middle School teacher.

The district was notified on Jan. 18 and “immediately launched an investigation upon learning” of the assignment, said Killeen ISD Superintendent Dr. John Craft.

“I’d like to apologize. This is really atrocious and insensitive ... this is not acceptable societal behavior,” Craft said during a news conference streamed live on the KWTX News 10 Facebook page and online on KWTXtra.

Images obtained by KWTX show puzzle-like, word scramble, and coloring assignments with racial slurs and other insensitive language.

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Killeen ISD investigating 'extremely disturbing' assignment distributed to students at Rancier ... (Original Post) sl8 Jan 2023 OP
What on earth? IHateRonDesantis1986 Jan 2023 #1
And they think trans people are the problem vercetti2021 Jan 2023 #2
Yep. Trans are the danger, not the insane ramblings of some GOP idiot. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2023 #3
Of course vercetti2021 Jan 2023 #4
I have to agree! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 2023 #5
I wold like to see the lesson plan that incorporated this learning opportunity. 3Hotdogs Jan 2023 #6
Not racist though? czarjak Jan 2023 #7

OldBaldy1701E

(6,341 posts)
3. Yep. Trans are the danger, not the insane ramblings of some GOP idiot.
Sat Jan 21, 2023, 08:18 AM
Jan 2023

I saw a recent meme that said, "Drag queens are not trying to indoctrinate your kids, the GOP are!" The accuracy of this meme is spot on.

vercetti2021

(10,400 posts)
4. Of course
Sat Jan 21, 2023, 08:21 AM
Jan 2023

Any sane person with a function cortex should know this. But I swear MAGAts are missing a part of their brain that actually makes them sane.

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