Last week, Antonelli asked students to respond to a prompt in a Regents exam format, using phrases like it is evident, it is clear, and it is obvious. Students needed to justify their claim with a bold topic and thematic sentence to the following prompt: George Floyd did not die because Chauvin s knee was on his neck. He died from a heart attack and drug overdose. However, because Chauvin used excessive force and failed to render aid, he was convicted on all three counts by a jury of his peers. (Arrest was over a counterfeit $20 bill.)
Antonelli went on to discuss a specific juror, Brandon Mitchell, and the validity of his assertions that he had not participated in Black rights protests and could be an unbiased juror.
Saugerties investigating teacher s racially charged assignment on Derek Chauvin s trial
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The Saugerties Central School District is reviewing a divisive ninth-grade class assignment regarding Derek Chauvin s trial, which raised concerns among students and parents.
English teacher Hope Antonelli asked students to respond to a prompt in a Regent s exam format. She asked them to use phrases like it is evident, it is clear, and it is obvious. Students needed to justify their claim with a bold topic and thematic sentence to the following prompt: George Floyd did not die because Chauvin s knee was on his neck. He died from a heart attack and drug overdose. However, because Chauvin used excessive force and failed to render aid, he was convicted on all three counts by a jury of his peers. (Arrest was over a counterfeit $20 bill.)