"Morality test" on topics such as incest and murder of puppies, judged "not correct" by parents of students

An Ohio professor was suspended Thursday after angering parents for giving their kids a worrying online morality test.

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A "morality test" distributed to students at an Ohio high school – featuring questions on topics such as incest and destruction of puppies – angered parents and resulted in the suspension of l & # 39; teacher.

Sarah Gillam, a 35-year-old language arts teacher at Hilliard Bradley High School, was placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of an internal investigation, reported Columbus Dispatch.

"Last night we were informed of a classroom activity that should never have taken place," said the school district officials in a statement obtained by the newspaper. "We share the indignation of our parents and our community."

"Last night we were informed of an in-class activity that should never have taken place. We absolutely share the indignation of our parents and our community. "

– School District Declaration

The 36-question online quiz was taken from the IDRlabs.com website, managed by MBTI Trust Inc., managed by Myers & Briggs, a household name in search. He asked students to make moral judgments about a series of situations, responding to one of seven choices – from "Not OK" in red on the left to "OK" in green on the right.

The parents sent some of the disturbing test questions to FOX28 Columbus. One of them said, "By using both a condom and a pill, a brother and a sister decide that they want to sleep together – just once, to see what it looks like."

Another question read as follows: "Sarah's dog has four puppies. She can only find one house for two of them, so she kills the other two with a stone in her head.

According to the Dispatch, some of the questions were more routine: a boy slams his father's door because he will not let him attend a late-night party.

However, questions about sexual and violent topics have angered many parents and community members.

"What does the teacher need to know about this information?" Said Todd Sandberg, father of a grade 10 student. "The questions are so out of place for high school language arts."

"What does the teacher need to know about this information? The questions are so out of place for high school language arts.

– Todd Sandberg, father of a grade 10 student

The district, which claims to have never approved the test, apologized to parents and students, the newspaper reported.