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Sacramento high school biology final includes racist questions, targets students (www.sacbee.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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A Luther Burbank High School freshman was surprised to read his full name included on a biology final. Not only that, but he was being ridiculed. “In high school, there are individuals who are cross-eyed like (the name of a fellow student) and (the name of the student previously mentioned), which is a dominant trait. We call those individuals ‘weirdoes’. So, if you crossed two weirdoes (the two students named again), that are heterozygous for being cross-eyed, what is the offspring that would result?” Many students in the class were targeted by first and last name on the exam. Teacher Alex Nguyen chose to describe these students by their ethnicities and physical features, and then paired them up, posing questions about what traits a theoretical child of these two students would have. On one question, the teacher wrote a disclaimer, saying “in no way do I promote students being sexually active,” but the student’s parents and other teachers at the school said that the implication of any sexual relationship between students is inappropriate.

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I guess you are right :(

[–] androogee@midwest.social 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My least favorite part of abrahamic religions is the concept of Eden. The idea that we were once perfect, and then we fucked it up. It's a myth that's so perverted and destructive and plainly opposite of the truth.

We're not angels falling from heaven.

We're monkeys building society out of nothing but mud.

It's pretty astounding, actually. Certainly things aren't perfect and never will be. But look for the helpers. The people who work to make the world better. Never believe anyone who tells you that everything is getting worse.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago

Like the kid in the story, who literally got made fun of by the teacher, was like “I think he need to write an apology to the whole school, but he shouldn’t get fired.” He’s a good person. And the dad said he thought the teacher should go through racial sensitivity training but not lose his job. Idk if I agree with them, but at least they are thinking with compassion and not rage.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The Eden thing is necessary for the concept of original sin. People are bad and should feel bad, and only the church can save you. Donations, please!