A 7th grade teacher in Texas embarked upon an exercise intended to build critical thinking skills, but the assignment resulted in a student reporting her to the school board.

A 7th grade teacher in Texas embarked upon an exercise intended to build critical thinking skills, but the assignment resulted in a student reporting her to the school board. 
According to 12-year-old Jordan Wooley, the girl who filed the complaint, the instructor presented students with the statement "There is a God."  
The class was asked to determine if that was an “opinion,” a “factual claim,” or a “commonplace