EMILY HAMER
Two days after a Sun Prairie middle school faced backlash for an activity that asked sixth-grade students how they would punish a slave, the district isnât answering questions on where the lesson came from and why it was taught.
The Sun Prairie School District on Monday issued an apology, put the group of Patrick Marsh Middle School teachers responsible for the lesson on leave and launched an investigation into the incident, but has been largely quiet since.
District spokesperson Patricia Lux said in an email Wednesday that there has been âin-person support workâ with the students who were given the assignment, but the district has not responded to repeated requests for comment on the origin of the lesson.
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