Hawaii public school lesson on presidential candidates stirs mixed emotions

The controversy is over a two-page document that was handed out to classrooms at Kapolei Middle School.

It broke down where the U.S. presidential candidates — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump — stand on the issues.

The state Department of Education confirms the document was put together by a group of teachers at the school who simplified the information in a candidate comparison article in the New York Times.

The material given out to students lists six issues.

CRIME

        Harris: “Gives money to police”
    Trump: “Sends soldiers to cities”


  

DEMOCRACY

        Harris: “Wants to keep our country a democracy”
    Trump: “Tried to overturn the 2020 election


  

IMMIGRATION

        Harris: “Hires more people to watch the border”
    Harris: “Limits how many people can move to the U.S.
    Trump: “Finds and catches people in the U.S. illegally”
    Trump: “Takes children away from their parents”