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Mother outraged after teacher gives son 'crystal meth assignment'

A quantity of crystal methamphetamine totaling 6.4 grams is displayed next to a ruler, in this photo posed at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation laboratory. (AP Photo)

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A quantity of crystal methamphetamine totaling 6.4 grams is displayed next to a ruler, in this photo posed at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation laboratory. (AP Photo)
By Joy Johnston
Feb 17, 2017

A drama teacher's controversial class assignment has stirred up anger among parents in Canada.

Delight Greenidge told the CBC that she was shocked when she saw the drama class assignment given to her 13-year-old son. In order to portray a drug addict, Erin Mills Middle School students were given a handout on how to make and inject crystal meth. 

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