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School Apologizes After Awarding First Place to Hitler Costume
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Awarding a child for dressing up like Adolf Hitler? A mistake. Credit: AP
Memo to educators everywhere: There's nothing cute about a kid dressed as Hitler.
Administrators at an Australian school recently were forced to apologize after awarding first prize in a costume contest to a 9-year-old boy who came to school dressed as Adolf Hitler as part of a history project, according to BBC News.
Parents complained, calling the costume distasteful. An apology has been issued, but, according to the BBC, school officials still aren't sure what the big deal is.
The unnamed head teacher defended the school's actions, saying the German dictator "was a fairly famous person." He also claims parents made "a mountain out of a molehill" and that most of the uproar was caused by the fact that the students yelled out "Hitler!" when the boy was on stage.
A letter sent to parents states that future activities of this nature will be restricted to characters that are appropriate for the age group. Other kids reportedly dressed as vampires and the grim reaper.
It was a rough week for school officials in Australia: A second school there made the news when a teacher asked students to plan a terrorist attack as part of a class assignment.
Related: Danish Artist Dresses Her Baby Like Hitler, Other Evil Dictators
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8-30-2010 @ 1:13PM
pandi7546 said...Wow, it was part of a history project and I don't see what the big deal is either. He was awarded first prize because he did a good job on his project, not because they condone what the Nazi's did. He was part of history that can't be ignored. Aren't we supposed to learn from history?
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