LEARNING about how the human body works scientifically is important for all, but an activist history teacher failed a Seattle student on a quiz for saying only women can get pregnant and that only men have penises.
A 10th grade Ethnic Studies World History teacher at Chief Sealth International High School gave students a quiz, titled 'Understanding Gender vs. Sex', to answer either true or false, or questions with multiple choices.
Question four was a true or false question with the statement, 'All men have penises', to which the student noted the statement as 'true' since it is, in fact, true, but the teacher penalised the answer, marking it incorrect, claiming women can have a penis.
Similarly, question seven was a true or false question with the statement, 'Only women can get pregnant', again, the student marked the statement 'true' because only women can get pregnant, again, the teacher penalised the student, insisting the answer is false.
The teacher believes men can get pregnant.
The student's mother wrote to the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH expressing her "frustration and anger" at the teacher, and was glad her son stuck to his answers.
She said she expressed concerns to the school, but was "met with silence".
Seattle Public Schools, through a spokesperson, defended the quiz as "inclusive", arguing it was appropriate for an Ethnic Studies course.
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