SPASD offers updates on response after racially-insensitive slavery assignment, says investigation is ongoing
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February 22, 2021 9:58 PM Madalyn O Neill
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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Leaders and board members of the Sun Prairie Area School District are asking the community for their forgiveness and trust following a racially-insensitive assignment.
At a school board meeting Monday, district leaders gave a presentation on the timeline of the incident, the response and the investigation.
“I’d like to start this presentation with a statement of apology, of ownership and of commitment,” Superintendent Brad Saron said. “While this incident at Patrick Marsh Middle School does not reflect our commitment and work leading up to this point, it does serve as a determining factor to accelerate our work toward racial equity.”
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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.
Wisconsin teachers are suspended over history question asking students how they would punish slaves
The assignment was given to sixth graders at Patrick Marsh Middle School in Sun Prairie as part of a lesson on the laws of ancient Mesopotamia
The school apologised and said the lesson was not part of district curriculum
The group of teachers involved have been suspending while an investigation into the assignment is carried out
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