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I watched the video as well and found it extremely haunting, even though I have seen many videos of the event. I note that the link says "unfiltered videos," which I read as a warning that the videos will be quite shocking. I would question a teacher's choice to show these. I understand the hesitation to say anything. Oh, I really feel for you. My DD was devastated to receive her first "lesson" about 9/11 in second grade. We had not told her about it because we knew she was not of an age to handle it well yet.

I think the video might be appropriate for 11th and 12th graders.

Back again. I think that it is entirely possible to visualize and understand horror without images, given a quick mind and good imagination. I was quite able, as a young student, to grasp the inhumanity and carnage of the Nazi camps after reading about them, absent any photo images showing stacked bodies.

It is very hard to "unsee" an image, particularly for those with photographic memories. I would be very supportive of the teacher but agree with those who say this may not be fully thought out by same.

Thanks for your input, everyone. I really appreciate it.