[ad_1]
Disclaimer: This story includes language that may be considered offensive.
ASHLAND, KY (WOWK) – Parents and students in the Ashland community are expressing outrage after a high school assignment was sent home with an offensive term.
When students at Paul G. Blazer High School in Ashland, Ky. Brought home a senior English homework assignment, they immediately realized something was wrong.
Kendall Dixon, one of the students in the class, noticed a term that was once used to describe a person with a mental disability. She said when she saw him that she was “shocked” and “uncomfortable”.
Noticing this, the blazer student Dixon and her sister Riley immediately took to social media. Soon after, the parents also weighed in.
Riley Dixon, a former student at Paul Blazer High School herself, says that when she saw it, she immediately brought it to the public’s attention.
It just seems like they don’t care, like they don’t put a lot of effort into revising the curriculum and how that might feel for some students.
Riley Dixon, Paul G. Blazer High School Alumnus
In response to the complaints, Ashland Schools Superintendent Sean Howard released a statement saying he agreed with parents and students.
The words used in this assignment were taken from the course material provided with the readings, are dated and inappropriate, and should not have been used. The decision to use these terms reflected a lack of judgment. We regret this situation and any offense caused to our students, parents and members of the community. The issue has been resolved with our staff and we will continue to closely monitor the information provided to our students.
Sean Howard, Principal of Ashland Schools
Riley and Kendall Dixon also say they are hoping this will be a learning opportunity for the school to take action to avoid another situation like this.
Follow Lane Ball on Facebook and Twitter for the latest local and breaking news.
For local and breaking news, weather alerts, videos and more, download the FREE WOWK 13 News app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
[ad_2]
