HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – If put in a “very adult” situation, who would children save and why?

That’s the apparent point of a “lifeboat activity,” which the school district contends was intended to be a “team-building exercise.”

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According to the assignment given out in a history class at Giunta Middle School in Riverview, Florida, “The following 15 people are on a yacht (a fancy boat).

“The yacht developed a leak and is sinking fast. There is only one lifeboat and only 9 people will fit. Not one more can fit and there are no more lifeboats or life jackets.

“You must come to an agreement as to which 9 people you will save. You must also list the people in order of importance, because if they run out of food and water the less important people will have to be dumped overboard.”

According to the assignment, students were required to choose between:

1. A pregnant woman,
2. An ex-convict,
3. A guy doctor,
4. A girl doctor,
5. A black guy,
6. A white guy,
7. An Hispanic woman,
8. A minister,
9. Donald Trump,
10. Mr. Hagerman,
11. Mr. Bobo,
12. A rabbi,
13. Barack Obama,
14. Justin Bieber, or
15. A police officer.

Parent Valerie Kennel slammed the intent of the “team-building exercise.”

“This had nothing to do with history, nothing to do with it, and what is it teaching them?”she tells NBC 8. “It’s racist in every form.”

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Pointing out the assignment was given to 11-year-olds and requires them to make “very adult” choices, adds, “Who do you pick? Why is one person better than the other? Why does some get left out?”

Leah, the student, says several of her classmates refused to complete the assignment. One student supposedly ripped up her paper and was put into a “time out” by the teacher.

The school district defended the purpose of the lesson.

“This school has a culturally diverse population. The test brought up good debates on how to work together, building relationships,” a spokesman tells the news station.