Assignment Asking Students To Role Play As KKK Sparks Anger

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina elementary school teacher who asked students to role play as Ku Klux Klan members for a homework assignment has been placed on administrative leave.
The Island Packet reports that Lexington-Richland School District 5 says it’s “taking this matter very seriously” after Tremain Cooper posted a picture of his nephew’s assignment on Facebook last week.
The assignment asked fifth-grade students at Oak Pointe Ele