Seattle Student Survey's Race Questions Stir Controversy

By Michelle Galley

Many schools in the Seattle district have decided to destroy the answer sheets from a recent student survey, after some parents and teachers raised objections about the nature of several questions.

Some called the survey offensive because it dealt with how students interact with children of other races and how their skin color affects their relationships with teachers.

It also asked students to agree or disagree with the statement, "In my school there are posters, books, and magazines with pictures...