UCPS Apologizes For Assignment That Generated Pro-Slavery Hashtag
Of course, the result was completely unacceptable, but on the surface…the assignment seemed like a really interesting activity. Here’s what went down. At Waxhaw Elementary School, students were to roleplay…
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Of course, the result was completely unacceptable, but on the surface...the assignment seemed like a really interesting activity.
Here's what went down. At Waxhaw Elementary School, students were to roleplay s citizens during the Civil War era, BUT...were give use of modern technology. So...social media was in play.
And THAT'S where the trouble began.
A post showed a mock Twitter news feed, which among other messages, included on with the hashtag #SlaveryForLife.
Not good.
What is good is the immediate response from the UCPS School Superintendent.
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