School district apologizes for assignment asking students to list preferred sexual activities
February 13, 2022 | Connecticut
The leadership of a Connecticut school district has issued an apology after parents expressed outrage over an assignment that asked students about their likes and dislikes when it comes to sexual activity.
Christopher Drezek, the superintendent of Enfield Public Schools in Enfield, Connecticut, apologized to parents at a school board meeting Tuesday night after eighth-grade students were asked to complete an activity called “Pizza & Consent.” The first page of the assignment, obtained by the advocacy group Parents Defending Education, explains the concept of consent, noting that “We can use pizza as a metaphor for sex!”
According to the document, “When you order pizza with your friends, everyone checks in about each other’s preferences, right? Some people might be vegan, some might be gluten-free. Others might love pineapple, while others prefer pepperoni. Some might not like pizza at all. If you’re a vegetarian, but your friend is a meat-lover, sharing a pizza is going to bring up a lot of issues. You don’t know who you can share a pizza with unless you ask!”… (Excerpt from the Christian Post)
