Teacher Asks Students To Create Terror Poster
Parents complained after they found out about the assignment, which listed reasons why Muslims join the Islamic State group.
19:56, Saturday 21 November 2015
The assignment was apparently set to help students understand propaganda
By Sky News US Team
A Utah school has apologised after a teacher asked children to create an Islamic State propaganda poster in class.
Parents complained after they found out about Wednesday's worksheet at Salem Junior High School.
School officials swiftly cancelled the assignment and stressed it was not part of the curriculum.
Salem Junior High School is about 60 miles south of Salt Lake City
The first-year teacher prepared the worksheet for about 60 ninth-grade students in a world civics class.
It said: "Information has been including [sic] to help you better understood [sic] what groups like ISIS want and why."
Among the eight reasons why Muslims join the Islamic State, according to the teacher, were "America's support for Israel" and "Western societies are immoral".
She later apologised and said she only meant to teach how extremists use propaganda to spread untruths.
Nebo School District Public Information Officer Lana Hiskey said: "You know, she's young, she's naive and her intent was different than how it played out.
"She has apologised profusely, and talked to the students the next day."
The teacher will continue to be trained with oversight from a mentor.
No disciplinary action was taken.
