▁of ▁the ▁Bro oke ▁district ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁Hol oca ust ▁writing ▁assignment ▁controvers y ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁school ▁district ▁and ▁its ▁inter im ▁super int endent ▁were ▁critic ized ▁for ▁introdu cing ▁a ▁writing ▁assignment ▁which ▁asked ▁students ▁to ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁did ▁not ▁happen . ▁This ▁assignment ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁all ▁ 8 th ▁grade ▁students . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁were ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁limited ▁selection ▁of ▁sources , ▁including ▁material ▁from ▁a ▁known ▁Hol oca ust ▁den ial ▁website , ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁internet ▁or ▁other ▁materials ▁that ▁show ▁that ▁this ▁material ▁had ▁been ▁dis cred ited . ▁ ▁A ▁follow - up ▁investigation ▁by ▁The ▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁Sun ▁found ▁that ▁( contr ary ▁to ▁the ▁district ' s ▁initial ▁claims ) ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁taking ▁the ▁test ▁ended ▁up ▁con cluding ▁that ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁did ▁not ▁occur . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁has ▁apolog ized ▁and ▁promised ▁not ▁to ▁repeat ▁the ▁exercise , ▁and ▁also ▁sent ▁all ▁the ▁e ighth ▁grad ers ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Tol er ance ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁a ▁museum ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁exhib its ▁about ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁ ▁Wrestling ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Kol b ▁Middle ▁School ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁championship ▁for ▁its ▁district . ▁