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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: "The Morality Test" and PPRA. Question: Is it Moral for a School to Circumvent Federal Regulations?

Missouri Education Watchdog: "The Morality Test" and PPRA. Question: Is it Moral for a School to Circumvent Federal Regulations?:


"The Morality Test" and PPRA. Question: Is it Moral for a School to Circumvent Federal Regulations?

And should parents have knowledge of their student's required participation in research about morals?
    
I received a call from an Illinois parent regarding a test her 16 year child was required to take in a Language Arts class.  It was entitled "The Morality Test" and can be found online.  The student did not want to take the test as the student thought many of the questions were invasive and had nothing to do with language arts.  It asked the student's opinions on such issues as:

abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, belief in God, birth control, stem cell research,