[30][31][32][33] In April 2021, a fifth-grade teacher at Maugham Elementary School instructed her 5th grade students to do a presentation on famous people in the first person.

The student dressed up as Hitler and presented an essay that she had written from the perspective of the Nazi leader touting his "accomplishments" as a part of a class assignment.

[36][40][41] Subsequent to the presentation, the student reiterated her intention to the class and a substantive discussion ensued.

[34][36][42][43][44] In May 2021, the details of the school assignment became known to the public, leading to outrage in the community, which has a substantial Jewish population.

[34][36][42][45] The subsequent social media maelstrom misconstrued the intentions of the student and teacher, resulting in harassment and the family's eventual departure from the district.