With racially charged issues such as police brutality and the recent Charlottesville white supremacist rally constantly in the headlines, it seems we're at a point in history full of teachable moments for students.

One South Carolina teacher took quite the controversial route when it came to bringing conversations about race into the classroom.

Kerri Roberts gave Oak Pointe Elementary School students a homework assignment with two questions that left many upset: “You are a member of the KKK. Why do you think your treatment of African Americans is justified?" and “You are a freedman. Are you satisfied with your new life? Why or why not?”

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As a result of this assignment, Roberts has been suspended from her Irmo, South Carolina school, the Daily Beast reports.

According to Newsweek, Tremain Cooper, the uncle of a 10-year-old black boy in Roberts' class, claimed that the assignment left his nephew in tears. Cooper broke it down on Facebook, asking everyone to imagine how they would feel if a similar Holocaust-themed assignment was distributed to the students.

"Imagine a German teacher with the audacity to send a 10-year-old Jewish boy home with a homework assignment that would even remotely suggest justifying Nazi actions toward Jewish people," Cooper posted.

The lack of diversity within the school wasn’t lost on Cooper, either.

According to Star Class, Oak Pointe is made up of 67 percent white students and only 19 percent black students.  

"Oakpoint [sic] is a predominantly white school with mostly white faculty and staff, maybe this will lead to more black inclusion," Cooper also wrote via Facebook. "It's only right."

Following Cooper’s complaints, Roberts was placed on administrative leave. "We must teach the standard, but we are taking steps to ensure this particular assignment will never be used again in District Five schools," the school district said in a statement. Oak Pointe's principal and the superintendent for School District Five have both issued apologies to Roberts and his family.

Cooper also confirmed that Roberts directly apologized to his family, noting, “This type of thing will never happen again.”

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