[andyk]

Would the kids have complained if they had to wear crescents instead of stars?.....

I doubt it. There's been a school in the news recently about an assignment given where the students had to take Muslim names, wear Muslim attire, etc., for a couple of weeks. None of the stories mentioned any type of mass uprising of the students.

[Pessimist]

"There's been a school in the news recently about an assignment given where the students had to take Muslim names, wear Muslim attire, etc., for a couple of weeks.."

And that was as wrong as this case.

[Red Badger]

perhaps the teacher should have half the class wear paper crosses on their chest and half wear crescents. The half with the crescents get to weild paper swords to symbolically cut off the heads of the cross wearers whenever a chance permits. that would show the kids how life in this world really is.........