California parents raise concerns over high school quiz question

INVESTIGATIONS. KCRA 3 NEWS AT 10:00 ON MY58. BRIAN: CONTROVERSY OVER A HI STORY EXAM QUESTION. TONIGHT, SOME PARENTS AND STUDENTS AT WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL IN ROCKLIN, WANT SOME SWANS FROM THE SCHL.OO IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A HISTORY EXAM, BUT SOME PARENTS TELL KCRA 3, THE TONE OF ONE QUESTION IN PARTICULAR SEEMED POLITICAL AND INAPPROPRIATE. BRANDI: KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO HAS MORE ON THE CONTROVERSY AT WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND HOW THE SCHOOL IS RESPONDING. >> I KNOW HE DOES PLAY AROUND A LOT BUT I DIDN’T THINK HE WLDOU TAKE IT THAT FAR. MELANIE: WORD ABOUT A WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER, AND QUESTIONABLE SET OF ANSWERS HE PLACED ON A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZ, ALREYAD MAKING ITS WAY TO STUDENTS. >> I UNDERSTAND HE’S JUST TRYING TO MAKE A JOKE BUT THAT KIAND STUFF SHOULDN’T BE ON A TEST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MELANIE: AND SOME PARENTS WE HEARD FROM AGREE. THEY’RE CONCERNED THE TEACHER IS INJECTING HIS POLITICS INTO THE CLASSROOM SEINTTG, BASED ON THE QUESTION AND FOUR POSSIBLE ANSWERS BELOW IT. APPEARING ON THE QUIZ LIKEHI T "A GROUP OF COMPLETE IDIOTS. A. KKK. B. ALL OF FLORIDA. C. FOX NS.EW D. TEXANS." >> SCHOOL SHOULD JUST BE BASED, NOTHING LIKE ONE SIDE THE OTHER SIDE, KIND OF THING. I DON’T KNOW. THAT KIND OF THING SHOULDN’T BE HERE. MELANIE: FORMER STUDENTS OF THIS PA RTICULAR TEACHER SAY HE’S KNOWN TO JOKE AROUND. >> HE WAS ALWAYS LIKE A FUNNY KIND OF TEACHER. HE WOULD ALWAYS MAKE JOKES BUT THERE WAS TIMES WHERE HE WOULD KINDA JUST SAY STUFF WHOUTIT THINKING FIRST. MELANIE: IN RESPONSE TO THE QUIZ QUESTION CONCERNS, THE SOOCHL’S PRINCIPAL SENT OUT A MESSAGE TO STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILI.ES IT READS, IN-PART, "A QUIZ WAS ASSIGNED TO STUDENTS BY A SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACR.HE HOWEVER, STUDENTS, FAMILIES DAN THE ROCKLIN COMMUNITY HAVE RAISED CONCERN ABOUT THE CLASS ASSIGNMENT." ALTHOUGH THE ROCKLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICCOT ULDN’T COMMENT ABOUT THE QUIZ ON CAMERA, THEY ARE INVESTIGATING IT. IN HIS MESSAGE, THE PRINCIPAL ALSO SAID, "THE WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION TEAM AND THE ROCKLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECOGNIZES AND SHARES THEIR CONCERNS AND IS CONDTIUC A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION." THE SCHOOL, GOING ON TO SAY, "APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY STEPS WILL BE TAKEN." BUT THE SCHOOL SAYS "PERSONNEL MATTERS WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL." IN ROCKLIN, MELANIE WINGO, KCRA BRANDI: WHITNEY HIGH’S PRINCIPAL ALSO

California parents raise concerns over controversial high school quiz question

Updated: 3:45 AM EST Nov 9, 2021

A multiple-choice question found on a social science quiz, administered by a high school teacher in California, caused concern among parents this week.Some parents said the question seemed political and inappropriate.Sister station KCRA 3 obtained an image of the question and the four possible answers below it, which appeared on the quiz this way:"A group of complete idiotsa) KKKb) all of Floridac) Fox Newsd) Texans""I understand he's just trying to make a joke, but that kind of stuff shouldn't be on a test," said Whitney High School student Joel Alquicira, who said he had the social science teacher in a previous year.Former students of the teacher said he's known to joke around."He was always like a funny kind of teacher," Alquicira said. "He would always make jokes."Watch the full story in the video above.

A multiple-choice question found on a social science quiz, administered by a high school teacher in California, caused concern among parents this week.

Some parents said the question seemed political and inappropriate.

Sister station KCRA 3 obtained an image of the question and the four possible answers below it, which appeared on the quiz this way:

"A group of complete idiots

a) KKK

b) all of Florida

c) Fox News

d) Texans"

"I understand he's just trying to make a joke, but that kind of stuff shouldn't be on a test," said Whitney High School student Joel Alquicira, who said he had the social science teacher in a previous year.

Former students of the teacher said he's known to joke around.

"He was always like a funny kind of teacher," Alquicira said. "He would always make jokes."

Watch the full story in the video above.