A homework assignment asking middle school students at a private school in Kentucky to write a letter to a hypothetical "homosexual friend" disapproving of their lifestyle has sparked outrage.

S tudents at Hampton Middle School in Hampton, Ga., were given a homework assignment that required them to write a letter asking lawmakers for stricter gun-control laws.

Students at Purvis Middle School were asked to 'pretend like you are a slave' and 'write a letter to your family in Africa.' ...

A Mississippi middle school faces backlash after a writing assignment that asked students to pretend they were slaves and write a letter to their families in Africa.

A ‘Slave letter’ writing activity has sparked outrage at a Mississippi middle school in Lamar County. Earlier this week, eighth-graders at Purvis Middle School were asked to “pretend like ...