Teacher in trouble for binding girls during slavery lesson

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You know, it does sound horrible when you read that title, but I have to wonder. Did the teacher ask for volunteers? Were the girls released immediately after the lesson? Or did they feel coerced into doing this? I personally don't think it was such a bad thing because we don't often relate to some lessons without experiencing them in some way. Like in towns that used to use public stockades - they still use them with tourists who come away with an appreciation of what people went through who were put in them. However, if these girls didn't have a choice, or if they were chosen simply because they were black, then there may be some questions to be had. I think, for the lesson to be truly valid, everyone in the class who was physically able should have shared the experience. But, that doesn't mean the teacher should lose her job, I don't think. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/1-12062008-1633029.html It doesn't say at all how the two girls were chosen or if they volunteered. And, if the teacher didn't know one of the girls was upset, how could she have known there was a problem during the lesson? I think maybe her lesson had some flaws, but overall, I don't think the idea was horrendous - after all, we can't go back in time to see things for ourselves. After all, there are people who deny the Holocaust happened, despite photos and Nazi records. There could just as easily be people who deny the horrors of slavery. What do you think? Do you think it's as bad as it's being portrayed? Or does it depend on how & why the girls were chosen more than anything?