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A high school class assignment that centered on Derek Chauvin is sparking backlash against the school and the teacher from some students and families who felt it was written with a bias against George Floyd.
Students in a criminal justice class at Bishop McDevitt High School in the Philadelphia suburb of Wyncote were asked 10 questions about Chauvin s trial, in which he was subsequently convicted in the death of George Floyd.
Some of the questions asked students if Chauvin should have been charged with murder if he did not directly kill Floyd, citing that he had drugs in his system at the time of the deadly arrest, and how can they distinguish between a police officer who is basically a jerk and another who is racist.
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WYNCOTE, Penn.) A Pennsylvania high school assignment that asked students to respond to questions about the trial of Derek Chauvin
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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.
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A Pennsylvania high school assignment that asked students to respond to questions about the trial of Derek Chauvin has sparked controversy over bias toward the former police officer.
Students in a criminal justice class at Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, were asked to respond to 10 questions about Chauvin’s trial, in which a jury last week found him guilty of all charges in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25.