A Seattle high schooler was marked incorrect on a history quiz when he stated that only women can get pregnant, according to a report.
The 10th-grade student at Chief Sealth International High School reportedly failed the true-false quiz titled “Understanding Gender vs. Sex” in his Ethnic Studies World History class, his mother told the conservative radio show The Jason Rantz Show Sunday.
The student labeled two statements “true” — The first that “All men have penises” and the second that “Only women can get pregnant.”
He was marked incorrect for both and failed the “knowledge check” quiz as a result, said his mother, who asked to be anonymous so that her son doesn’t get penalized.
“I keep trying to wrap my head around how it is legal to teach inaccurate information and force students to answer against their beliefs or receive negative scores,” she told the KTTH radio show.
Other questions on the quiz — which was administered about two weeks ago — asked students about pronoun usage and gender as a construct, according to the talk show.
The mom who said she felt “frustration and anger” over the quiz also said her son, who is white, is often berated by teachers at the school who have reportedly accused him of being racist and “a product of the patriarchy that teaches young boys not to care about anything,” according to the Rantz show.
Seattle Public Schools said the quiz was meant to promote inclusion and was in line with lessons taught in the Ethnic Studies class.
A course description states that students would be “investigating… the global economy, society, and culture.”
“[Seattle Public Schools] remains committed to fostering inclusive environments that encourage the exploration of contemporary issues, particularly the examination of power systems such as racism and patriarchy,” a spokesperson for the district told The Post in a statement. “This dedication extends to providing a space for thoughtful exploration and dialogue on these issues.”
The district also noted the failing quiz grade will not affect the student’s overall grade in the class.
The student’s mother said her son was expressing his own beliefs with his quiz answers.
She told the Rantz show she is “proud of him because he refused to answer against his beliefs (which are medically and scientifically accurate, or at least used to be).”