A controversial class assignment is causing a stir in Cuyahoga Falls. Last week, students at Roberts Middle School were told to choose who should survive an apocalypse on earth. It was an assignment called “Whom to Leave Behind.” Students were told to pick 8 out of 12 people to save. Some examples included a homosexual professional athlete and a militant African American medical student.
Parents say the assignment is insensitive and inappropriate, especially for middle schoolers. “What does her being Muslim have to do with it,” said Bernadette Hartman, referencing another description on the list. “What does being female have to do with it.” Hartman says her son received the controversial assignment in an 8th-grade social studies class last week. It left her at a loss for words. “It’s hard for me to put it into words,” she said. “It’s just hard.” READ MORE
