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Here is an analogy: let's say a teacher asked a high school upperclassman to write a film review of any movie on Hulu/Netflix/Prime Video (not an uncommon or unreasonable assignment). While scrolling through the hundreds of different options on the screen, one of the choices is the deeply disturbing/depraved movie, "The House that Jack Built" (or another film that would be universally considered offensive). The teacher made no mention of this film in the assignment, and the student chooses to do the review/critique on another movie. Should heads roll simply because the offensive content is on the menu of the streaming service, even though it was never discussed or watched? Should the school board, school admin, and teacher be held accountable for not vetting that every viewing option on the menu, of hundreds of movies, was school appropriate? IMHO, that would be a ridiculous overreaction.