The CEO of James Irwin Charter Schools sent an apology letter to families and staff Thursday after a high school English teacher posted an assignment titled "N-Word Journal" on the
The CEO of James Irwin Charter Schools sent an apology letter to families and staff Thursday after a high school English teacher posted an assignment titled N-Word Journal on the school s Google Classroom website asking students to ponder a racial slur used against African-Americans.
The assignment was live on the website for around 3 hours April 12, Rob Daugherty the school s CEO said.
The post instructed students to think and write about the racial slur as part of a lesson for the book Their Eyes Were Watching God, according to copies of the assignment posted on social media.
“Is it hard to talk about the N-word in an academic setting? Why or why not?” The assignment asked.
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