NEWBURYPORT, MA (WFXT/CNN) – Parents in Massachusetts are outraged after their high school students were asked to solve a math problem about 9/11.
A problem asking students to determine how long United Flight 175 was in the air before hitting the World Trade Center appeared on algebra homework at Newburyport High School.
Parents say there’s no excuse for the inappropriate question or how it was worded.
“Flight 175, one of 9/11 planes, was traveling at 586 miles per hour when it hit the World Trade Center. It had traveled a distance of 440 miles before impact. How many minutes was the plane in the air?” the question read.
What’s worse, parents say, is the fact that the school has a personal connection to the tragedy. Tom Pecorelli, a Newburyport High alumnus, was killed on American Airlines Flight 11.
"It's very disrespectful. That's one of the first things that comes to mind: it's really disrespectful,” said Pecorelli’s sister, Angela Wadleigh.
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