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Colorado Springs charter school faces backlash after assignment over racial slur Patrick Godfrey and last updated 2021-04-17 01:08:19-04 COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs charter school is apologizing after an assignment over a racial slur prompted backlash from parents, students, and community members. Earlier this week, an 11th grader English Teacher at James Irwin High School gave students the assignment in preparation for an upcoming lesson. The assignment directed students to go over two forms of the "N-Word" and watch videos where they're used. Students were then asked to answ...

The CEO of James Irwin Charter Schools sent an apology letter to families and staff Thursday after a high school English teacher posted an assignment titled "N-Word Journal" on the

The CEO of James Irwin Charter Schools sent an apology letter to families and staff Thursday after a high school English teacher posted an assignment titled "N-Word Journal" on the school's Google Classroom website asking students to ponder a racial slur used against African-Americans. The assignment was live on the website for around 3 hours April 12, Rob Daugherty the school's CEO said.  The post instructed students to think and write about the racial slur as part of a lesson for the book "Their Eyes Were Watching God," according to copies of the assignment posted on social media. “Is it...