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Texas Teachers Give Student 'Most Likely To Become A Terrorist' Award
I thought the award idea was kind of funny, but the teachers should know better in today's day and age. Teachers have been disciplined for much more trivial offenses. I hope the school takes into consideration that it wasn't well thought out, but it was a joke.
A school district near Houston has apologized after a 13-year-old student received an award declaring her "Most Likely to Become a Terrorist."
The award was one of several "insensitive and offensive fake mock awards," the Channelview Independent School District said in a statement, and the teachers in question have been disciplined, KHOU in Houston reports.
Lizeth Villanueva, a 13-year-old honors student, was the one who received the terrorist award. She told KHOU that her teacher gave her the certificate during a "mock" awards ceremony at Anthony Aguirre Junior High.
"She said that some people might get offended, but she doesn't really care about our feelings," Lizeth told the local news station. "She was laughing about it."
Lizeth and her mom weren't laughing, though. Lizeth told local TV station KPRC that she was "shocked" when the teacher announced her award.
I thought the award idea was kind of funny, but the teachers should know better in today's day and age. Teachers have been disciplined for much more trivial offenses. I hope the school takes into consideration that it wasn't well thought out, but it was a joke.