‘New evidence has surfaced that he could not have been forthcoming in his statements,’ the assignment reads.
‘Should the Derek Chauvin case be retried because of Brandon Mitchell. Why or Why Not?’
The assignment has provoked outrage of parents and sparked a review by the
Saugerties Central School District.
Sakinah Irizarry who has fifth- and seventh-grade students in the district,
told NBC News the assignment was harmful regardless of race because of the traumatic experience it used for a lesson.
‘Even if we were not talking about this case, specifically, it takes the death of a person, I’d say, from a very cold and distant point of view,’ she said.
Hoover Institution fellow Lahnee Chen and Former NFL player Jack Brewer analyze the role education plays in civil unrest
A New York high school teacher is under fire after she told students George Floyd died of a heart attack and drug overdose.
English teacher Hope Antonelli made the claim about Floyd as part of a ninth-grade English assignment on Friday, The Times Herald-Record reported.
The assignment asked students to create a bold topic/thematic sentence. George Floyd did not die because (Derek) Chauvin’s knee was on his neck, said the assignment, which has since made the rounds on social media.
Saugerties investigating teacher s racially charged assignment on Derek Chauvin s trial
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The Saugerties Central School District is reviewing a divisive ninth-grade class assignment regarding Derek Chauvin s trial, which raised concerns among students and parents.
English teacher Hope Antonelli asked students to respond to a prompt in a Regent s exam format. She asked them to use phrases like it is evident, it is clear, and it is obvious. Students needed to justify their claim with a bold topic and thematic sentence to the following prompt: George Floyd did not die because Chauvin s knee was on his neck. He died from a heart attack and drug overdose. However, because Chauvin used excessive force and failed to render aid, he was convicted on all three counts by a jury of his peers. (Arrest was over a counterfeit $20 bill.)
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KINGSTON, N.Y. â Ulster County had its worst single-day COVID-19 positivity rate in the second wave of this virus pandemic Tuesday.
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The county s new infection rate was 9.2% as 110 individuals tested positive over the last 24 hours from 1,190 tests conducted. It surpasses the 8.4% rate recorded just last Wednesday, Dec. 16.
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Ulster reported 106 recoveries on its COVID online dashboard. Thus the active caseload rose only rose from 2,052 to 2,056.Â
Since testing began in March, the county has 5,404 confirmed cases and 3,217 recoveries. There were no deaths reported Tuesday. Overall fatalities stand at 131.Â