Don't Trust Snakes: "If I see one more shoddily-constructed birdhouse I won't be responsible for the consequences."

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ROGER THORNHILL

Monday, May 15, 2006

"If I see one more shoddily-constructed birdhouse I won't be responsible for the consequences."

ST. JOSEPH, MO (AP) - A high school teacher has apologized for asking students to write about who they would kill and how they would do it, and officials said he will likely keep his job.

Michael Maxwell, who teaches industrial technology at Central High School, said his request that students in his beginning drafting class describe how they would carry out a murder was merely a writing prompt. It was not clear why he asked the drafting class to write fiction [emphasis mine]. [LINK]

Students will not have to complete the writing assignment and have already returned to work on their other projects:

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