Texas teacher faces backlash over 'unfathomable' Derek Chauvin mock-trial lesson
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The parents of students at a Texas high school were outraged after a teacher subjected their children to a livestream of the Derek Chauvin murder trial as part of a classroom assignment.
The teacher and Cedar Hill Independent School District officials in suburban Dallas got an earful from one parent who said it was "unfathomable" that a teacher required freshman students to serve as mock jurors in the high-profile trial that has included graphic images and video of the police encounter prosecutors contend caused the death of George Floyd.