High school class assignment about Derek Chauvin trial sparks controversy
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A class assignment at a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania high school about the Derek Chauvin trial has sparked some controversy.
A recent criminal justice class assignment at Bishop McDevitt High School asked students questions about Chauvin's trial, the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck, killing him. A jury found him guilty of all charges last week.
One of the questions read, "It is said that the death of George Floyd was due to the amount of drugs in his system that then affected his heart. The cop Derek Chauvin aggravated the issue by putting a knee on Floyd's neck. Should Chauvin have been charged with murder if he did not directly kill him? Why or Why not. Must explain in at least 5 sentences."