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Children. jason carroll reports. >> reporter: poppy, the local sheriff tells me that the volume of hate mail that the district received led him and the school superintendent to cancel classes for the day and change the way that course is taught in the future. it was a routine homework assignment for 9th graders in geography. it caused an entire school district to close classes. >> most people don't understand what exactly was put into that worksheet that the kids were sent home. >> according to the school, the assignment says here is the islamic statement of faith written in arabic. in the spa...

For ninth graders attending their world geography class. a calligraphy assignment to copy this is what caused an entire school district to cancel classes. >> most people don't really understand what was put into the worksheet that the kids were put in. >> cordiaccording to the school said this is the islamic statement of faith. this should give you an idea of the artistic complexity of calligraphy. the school district learned a lesson about the complexity surrounding islam. americans uneasy with anything having to do with that religion in the wake of the recent terror attacks overseas and at h...

>> why couldn't we learn to write hello, good-bye, normal words, not that. >> reporter: the local sheriff's department said the augusta school district received hate mail accusing the teacher of trying to convert to islam. they canceled for the entire county. no specific threat but school officials did say, the tone and content of some of the communications was concerning. the superintendent released a statement which reads, as we have emphasized, no lesson was designed to promote a religious viewpoint or change any student's religious belief. although students will continue to learn about wor...

Calling his instructor an amazing teacher. he lifted the lesson from a standard world book on world religious and had assigned it before without any threat or bash lash. the muslim leaders say it has shifted to an unsettling place. >> it shows us the level of anti-islam hysteria. we want our children to understand the world in which they will live and unfortunately we find that some parents are terrified of even a simple calligraphy assignment. >> jason carroll, cnn, new york. the big game last night that lasted nearly 3 1/2 hours longer than expected. we've got highlights for this record-br...