Savannah, Ga (WSAV) – A study guide sent home to some Savannah-Chatham Elementary students is raising concerns from parents and administrators alike.
The worksheet- meant to prep kids for the state standardized test-starts with a question bashing President Obama’s decision to play golf in California during the drought last summer.
The homework now has the school district apologizing.
The worksheet was provided by MobyMax, an educational service subscribed to by the district.
District spokesperson Sheila Blanco said that the teacher who distributed it didn’t think to review the content — expecting it to be appropriate.
But going forward, the spokesperson said, that will change.
President Obama’s California golf trip last summer must have rubbed an elementary test-guide writer the wrong way.
Savannah Chatham Public School System’s Sheila Blanco regretted Wednesday what went home with some elementary students this week.
It was a study sheet with a question meant to prepare kids for Georgia standardized testing–but instead baffled both parents and administrators alike
“Part of the worksheet was teaching children to determine whether a reading passage was intended to be entertainment- informative or persuasive,” Blanco explained.
Regarding President Obama’s trip to California during the drought- that included a round of golf- the passage reads in part:
“Lush emerald green grass cushioned the president’s feet as he walked from hole to hole. This golf course uses almost a million gallons of water a day to keep it green. Obama’s decision to golf is embarrassing and disrespectful.”
School Board President Jolene Byrne commented on the Facebook page of a parent who posted it that it was clearly unacceptable– adding she’d report it to the superintendent.
Blanco said it’s already prompted change.
“They are putting new measures in place to make sure before anything like that is printed out and used for the students that all of the questions will be checked from now on,” Blanco said. “We regret there was something that had a political connotation on it that was sent home with students.”
No word on whether the question will be removed.