'Such innocence': First graders complete exercise on Michael Brown, want to invite him to class

Brett T. | 10:46 PM on December 01, 2014

As Twitchy reported earlier, today’s #HandsUpWalkOut protest was a hit on college campuses across the country, and there were reports of walk-outs at middle schools and even elementary schools. Also holding up their hands and walking off the job (at least for the photo op) were workers at the American Federation of Teachers headquarters, who adopted the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and declared, “We stand in solidarity with those who seek justice.”

So, what are the chances of elementary school teachers working the Michael Brown shooting into their classroom lessons? There’s at least one example making the rounds on Twitter today, allegedly geared toward first-grade “butterflies” (are those like the purple penguins of gender inclusivity?) and racking up nearly 20,000 favorites in one day.

First graders asked about the photo of Mike Brown. Such innocence pic.twitter.com/So0hl69kOG

— Champagne (@CurlsGoddess) December 1, 2014

We’d hate to influence the teacher’s intentions, but like much of the media coverage of the grand jury testimony, some important evidence is left out. No matter, though. The point is that “it’s important to be nice to people.”

https://twitter.com/SydneyA/status/539501871048982529

https://twitter.com/HldUpImTweetin/status/539515368910635008

Wow RT @CurlsGoddess: First graders asked about the photo of Mike Brown. Such innocence pic.twitter.com/9W6ZMEBDRu

— money makin mitch (@RickiRoma) December 1, 2014