When Parents Saw Their Kids' Math Homework, They Were Understandably Shocked

In Perkasie, Pennsylvania, parents are confused and outraged about a recent high school math assignment that combines algebra with the sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl. The girl in question is Maya Angelou, an American poet, author, civil rights activist, and Medal of Freedom recipient. Angelou was sexually assaulted by her mother's boyfriend as a young girl, a fact that she writes about extensively in her acclaimed autobiography "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings." Then, her uncles murdered her rapist. Angelou is someone that high school students should definitely learn about. However, a story like hers deserves to be...

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