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Outrage over 9/11 school assignment

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    Children forced to draw attacks

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Thank you -- at Texas elementary school teacher accused of asking her fourth grade class drop pictures of the September 11 attacks take a look at these drawings planes hitting the towers people jumping.

Out of the windows and with this is very upset parent of -- student in that class.

I'd be the defense Leon.

-- Pacific crackling good morning to.

Good morning.

So explain to me what's your child was asked to do in class on 9/11 months -- Among -- -- they got off the bus are Monday through the Tavis that the -- A picture for not eleven and the teacher told her you know -- jerseys or the towers in the planes hitting the tower and the people jumping from the windows.

Had you ever had a discussion with your child about eleven before that.

Briefly at lake it would never went into any of the 9/11.

I understand that your husband serves in the army is that -- -- -- And so you obviously have -- vested interest in the fact that your husband's fighting for.

The safety of our nation and so nine elevenths a deep meaning for you crack.

Yes spam and one of the things that upset me the most about the assignment as the teacher apparently told them.

That the Afghans that it because all Afghans -- Americans don't wanna -- us fall.

And that was one of -- modes major issues where the excitement that's my husband will be going to Afghanistan soon.

So what did the schools say when you called them and and asked them probing questions about this kind of an assigned.

Whenever I had my meeting with the lady from the district and the principal.

That they apologized.

For the aside -- and said you know.

They believe the teachers -- -- a good place when she started the assignment but she just went overboard with it.

-- you think educators should do on 9/11 for kids.

-- I know some schools like one that -- dusters needs those -- They made it patriots day you know where the kids were red white and blue and -- made was that you know why they love to be an American.

Big bad for there age group that's appropriate for not a -- that -- you know just make it.

A proud to be America -- but it's not a lot of dead bring America close throughout the nation.

So I think that would be as good assignment for that day right sounds like a good idea -- thanks so much for your thoughts this morning.

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