Utah HS Sorry for ISIS Flag Homework

A school in Utah has canceled a homework assignment asking ninth-graders to design a propaganda poster for terrorist groups like the so-called Islamic State widely known as ISIS. Salem Junior High School officials nixed the assignment, which the teacher claimed was meant to help students understand “the goals of terrorist groups and the methods they use to gain support.” The worksheet, which described ISIS and its goals, asked the students to create a “neat, colored, professional” poster, but noted to the kids that “If you are uncomfortable with this assignment you may speak to me about an alternative assignment.”