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TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- School officials disciplined a middle school teacher for distributing a reportedly "racy" personality test during a summer orientation.
"I didn't really think it was that bad, but it was that bad," said Harry Huff, who learned about the test from his son. Huff met with the principal of Madison Middle School on Tuesday.
The test contained more than 200 questions and was designed to measure "strong-mindedness." Some were ordinary questions like "Would you like to learn to be a pilot?" or "Do you dislike spicy food?"
But there were at least five questions some parents, including Huff, found fault with. Those questions asked things like "Do you like ordinary sex?" or "Would you take part in an orgy?"
Madison Middle's principal Joan Sparks said it all came down to a bad mistake. She said an inexperienced teacher named Ms. Williams didn't read all of the questions on the test before giving it to 34 students.
"You always need to read everything," said Sparks.
Still, some parents like Rachel Quillen wondered if other questions like "Do you sometimes have cruel fantasies?" might have signaled that the personality test meant for entertainment was not one that belonged at a middle school.
"If she can't make a judgment call that these questions aren't appropriate for 12 or 13 years old, then I don't want her teaching my child," said Quillen.
TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- School officials disciplined a middle school teacher for distributing a reportedly "racy" personality test during a summer orientation.
"I didn't really think it was that bad, but it was that bad," said Harry Huff, who learned about the test from his son. Huff met with the principal of Madison Middle School on Tuesday.
The test contained more than 200 questions and was designed to measure "strong-mindedness." Some were ordinary questions like "Would you like to learn to be a pilot?" or "Do you dislike spicy food?"
But there were at least five questions some parents, including Huff, found fault with. Those questions asked things like "Do you like ordinary sex?" or "Would you take part in an orgy?"
Madison Middle's principal Joan Sparks said it all came down to a bad mistake. She said an inexperienced teacher named Ms. Williams didn't read all of the questions on the test before giving it to 34 students.
"You always need to read everything," said Sparks.
Still, some parents like Rachel Quillen wondered if other questions like "Do you sometimes have cruel fantasies?" might have signaled that the personality test meant for entertainment was not one that belonged at a middle school.
"If she can't make a judgment call that these questions aren't appropriate for 12 or 13 years old, then I don't want her teaching my child," said Quillen.
