SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A Georgia private school is responding to complaints about a controversial assignment involving Adolf Hitler.
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The assignment asked 8th graders at the Mount Vernon School to rate Hitler’s attributes.
Bryan Mims with Action News Jax’s sister station WSB-TV was at the Sandy Springs school on Friday, where school leaders said they were initially not aware of the curriculum.
The head of the school said a screenshot of one portion of the assignment was taken out of context.
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One question asked: “How would you rate Adolf Hitler as a solution seeker?”
Another question: “How would you rate Adolf Hitler as an ethical decision maker?”
Kristy Lundstrom, the head of the school, sent a letter to parents saying the school “does not condone positive labels for Adolf Hitler.” She acknowledged that the assignment had caused “concern and distress.”
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