Don’t miss this: Did Swansea teacher’s vocabulary assignment cross a line?

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▪ Why is a Swansea woman upset about her daughter’s vocabulary assignment? The parent thinks a High Mount School teacher went too far when he assigned a paper about Muslim words as part of a history assignment. The school’s superintendent said he’s only had one previous complaint about a lesson in his four years at the school.

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This story was originally published October 19, 2015 at 9:41 AM with the headline "Don’t miss this: Did Swansea teacher’s vocabulary assignment cross a line?."