A substitute teacher sparked controversy at a South Side school by asking students to research rapper Chief Keef.
An instructor at John Fiske Elementary School who was filling in for a teacher on extended leave asked sixth-grade students to learn biographical facts about the Chicago rapper, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
A parent who claims her son was in a music class when he received the assignment displayed in a YouTube video containing questions, such as: “Who shot Chief Keef when he was 16?,” “At what age did he stop attending school?,” “When did he release his second mixtape?,” and “Where was he placed on house arrest?”
“We don’t send our child to CPS to learn about some doggone Chief Keef,” mother Katrina Sanders said in the video. "What kind of mess is this? This young man is not an epitome of an example. It’s discouraging the children from continuing their education.”
A spokeswoman for Chicago Public Schools told NBC Chicago the principal was not aware of the assignment before it was given to students.
“This inappropriate project was immediately suspended by the principal as soon as she learned about it,” spokeswoman Emily Bittner said. “While teachers have flexibility in making assignments, CPS requires them to provide age-appropriate material in the classroom.”
Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, has said he plans to run for mayor of Chicago and called for his fans to call the mayor’s office and tell him to “stay the f--- off the people’s music.”
Keef had harsh words for Mayor Rahm Emanuel in an interview with Billboard published Thursday, telling the publication, “F--- the mayor with a sandpaper d---.”
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He also made headlines with his numerous attempts to hold a hologram concert intended to benefit victims of Chicago’s violence.
A warrant against Keef, who grew up in Englewood and has a history of gun and drug charges, stems from allegations that he hasn’t paid child support, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff’s Department.
