[rlmorel]

"Kress-Russick, a special education teacher at Memorial High School, said it taught social responsibility and demonstrated to students that "people can make a difference" and that "just one little third-grader can matter."

"I thought it was a great assignment," Johnson said. "People just tend to blow things out of proportion all the time. I think this is one of them."

Susan Abplanalp, assistant superintendent for elementary and secondary schools, said she does not believe the teachers involved viewed the assignment as a political activity.

"They really looked at this as a peace project," Abplanalp said. "I don't think that the intent was to make this a political statement."



These people just plain suck.

[Enchante]

"Susan Abplanalp, assistant superintendent for elementary and secondary schools, said she does not believe the teachers involved viewed the assignment as a political activity."

This is proof of her raving incompetence, not to mention same can be said for the teachers involved. No one could possibly mistake this for non-political activity, and any teacher or "assistant superindendent" who asserts otherwise has proved their total incompetence to teach children.