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15 hours ago ago from Anti-BVBL

    After a rash of parent complaints, a principal at Swanson Middle School in Arlington cancelled a debate assignment where students were asked to take the Taliban point of view during a mock UN Security Council session.   Principal Chrystal Forrester and 2 other teachers, presumably the ones who made the assignment,  have said the assignment was “clearly a bad choice for a debate topic.” An email was sent out to the ...

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by mike on December 15, 2009 We've got Scott Green in Tennessee and Don Carey in Philadelphia. What else can you find? Please post any assignments for week 15 in the comments here. Thanks! Tagged as: don carey , scott green , week 15 Leave a Comment Name * E-mail * Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail Previous post: NFL Week 14: Referee Assignments

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Va. middle school cancels mock U.N. debate on Taliban

20 hours ago ago from Washington Post - U.S.

A principal in Arlington County announced Monday that she will call off an assignment that asked students to represent the views of the Taliban during a mock United Nations after some parents called it inappropriate. This Story An e-mail sent to parents of eighth-graders at Swanson Middle School from Principal Chrystal Forrester and two teachers said the assignment was clearly a bad choice for a debate topic. ...

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