Teacher Tells Students To Pick Who Lives or Dies Based on One-Line Profiles

A northern Ohio public school teacher asked seventh and eighth grade students to pick eight of 12 hypothetical people to save based on occupation, race, religion, sex, age, nationality, and sexual orientation – with the remaining four doomed to destruction. Among the candidates:  "a homosexual, male professional athlete"; "a Hispanic clergyman who is against homosexuality"; "a militant African-American medical student"; a "60-year-old Jewish university administrator; "a racist armed police offi

A northern Ohio public school teacher asked seventh and eighth grade students to pick eight of 12 hypothetical people to save based on occupation, race, religion, sex, age, nationality, and sexual orientation – with the remaining four doomed to destruction. Among the candidates:  "a homosexual, male professional athlete"; "a Hispanic clergyman who is against homosexuality"; "a militant African-American medical student"; a "60-year-old Jewish university administrator; "a racist armed police offi…