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Delight Greenidge Case Study

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An eighth-grade student managed to blow his mom away when he brought something unexpected home from school. The paper he handed her didn't have a perfect score on it, and it wasn't a bad grade that that upset her. The boy's mother, Delight Greenidge was given her son's homework assignment from the school's drama teacher that included an instructional guide that no parent wants their child to have.

Greenidge's 13-year-old son was supposed to memorize a “how to” guide on creating and injecting crystal meth. The mother was shocked when her son explained the teacher wanted the students to use the crystal meth instructions to perform a skit in class.

Greenridge couldn't believe what she was reading, according to CBC. Greenridge said:
The boy who …show more content…

Greenidge pointed to the influence that teachers have on their students lives, saying:
The Peel District School Board confirmed the teacher handed out the instructions to some students, but would not give details about the conversation board officials had with him once Greenidge brought the assignment to the school's attention.

CBC reported the school district confirmed the hand-out of the controversial homework assignment was given by the drama teacher. Carla Pereira, communications manager at the Peel District School Board described the teachers actions, said “I can't speak to his rationale for doing that, we share the parents' concerns around that particular assignment.”

Certified counselor with the Toronto-based Canadian Centre for Addictions, Seth Fletcher, described the impact the crystal meth assignment could have on the kids:
The teacher has been suspended without pay, but Greenidge is still questioning how this happened in her son's school after she works hard to try to show him the difference between right from wrong, saying:
The teacher is now facing an

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