BY SARAH STEPHENS
ELMORE/AUTAUGA NEWS
A news article by 1819 News concerning a class assignment from October of last year at Prattville High School generated some interest after it was published Thursday on the news media’s online site and Facebook page.
You can read the original article here – https://1819news.com/news/item/prattville-high-school-assignment-questions-students-about-privilege-and-oppression-based-on-sexual-orientation-gender-body-size-religion?fbclid=IwAR09wdU6sld1XS6QM7TW0ZvpW96XyRWQY2biAADSo-lwCfiVb612-__5oPI
We reached out to Autauga County Board members, Supt. Tim Tidmore and the teacher named in the article. We have not received a direct, on the record response, other than the following email, which was also shared to the Autauga Board of Education Facebook page.
The official statement reads:
“AUTAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
TIMOTHY TIDMORE
SUPERINTENDENT
▪ Autauga County Board of Education ▪ 153 West Fourth Street ▪ Prattville, Alabama 36067 ▪
Telephone (334) 365-5706 ▪ Facsimile (334) 361-3828
We were made aware of an English assignment that was given to a 10th grade English class at the end of
October.
The assignment did not correlate with ALCOS standards or the textbook that was adopted by the Autauga County Board of Education.
All teachers are expected to follow the state approved standards and all classroom assignments are expected to be based upon those standards.
Any concerns that we are made aware of, are promptly investigated and dealt with accordingly.
Should you have any questions about particular assignments, please contact your child’s administrator as soon as those concerns arise. Thank you for your continued support of Autauga County Schools.”
