Florida Middle School Teacher Reassigned For Test Question Referring To Trump As An Idiot

A Florida middle school teacher was investigated and subsequently reassigned after giving students a quiz that criticized Donald Trump.

According to CNN, a parent of a child that attends Watson B. Duncan Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens complained to school administrators after the student showed him a multiple-choice question that was part of the test.

The multiple choice test question read: “45th Pres; 2017; Republican; Real Estate businessman; Idiot.” With possible answers listed as Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan.

The quiz was administered on a web-based study application called Quizlet. Students use the software which features digital flashcards and a variety of games and tests to train on different subjects.

Quizlet told CNN in a statement:

“Study sets on Quizlet are created by individual users, each of whom controls both the content of the study material itself, as well as who can view and edit study content they have created.”

The principal of Watson B. Duncan Middle School Phillip D’Amico, sent a letter to parents this week after the parent’s complaint, according to The School District of Palm Beach County.

“A question on a quiz given by your child’s Computer Applications teacher yesterday was brought to my attention this morning,” the principal wrote in the letter. “The question was inappropriate and demonstrated an unacceptable lack of good judgment on the part of the teacher. An investigation is now underway, and the teacher has been reassigned during this process.”

The teacher, who has not been identified, remains employed with the district pending the outcome of an internal investigation and has been reassigned to work in a place that does not involve contact with students, the school district spokesperson said.