jackovesk
25th August 2010, 15:59
WESTERN Australia's Education Department chief has apologised after a high school teacher set students an assignment to plan a terrorist attack to kill innocent people.
The society and environment teacher at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School asked Year 10 students to pretend they were a terrorist planning a chemical or biological attack on ''an unsuspecting Australian community''.
"Your goal is to kill the MOST innocent civilians in order to get your message across,'' the assignment read.
The students had to explain their choice of victims and decide the best time and place to release their weapon.
The assignment was withdrawn and the teacher counselled following a complaint made to the school after one 15-year-old student refused to do it, saying she was horrified and disgusted.
Education Department Director-General Sharyn O'Neill on Wednesday said the teacher had exercised "poor judgement'' and was remorseful."
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-students-asked-to-plan-lethal-terror-attack/story-e6frg12c-1225909713105
The society and environment teacher at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School asked Year 10 students to pretend they were a terrorist planning a chemical or biological attack on ''an unsuspecting Australian community''.
"Your goal is to kill the MOST innocent civilians in order to get your message across,'' the assignment read.
The students had to explain their choice of victims and decide the best time and place to release their weapon.
The assignment was withdrawn and the teacher counselled following a complaint made to the school after one 15-year-old student refused to do it, saying she was horrified and disgusted.
Education Department Director-General Sharyn O'Neill on Wednesday said the teacher had exercised "poor judgement'' and was remorseful."
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-students-asked-to-plan-lethal-terror-attack/story-e6frg12c-1225909713105