Divorce rates have spiked in America during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The divorce rate, normally the highest in the world, is 34 percent higher from March through June compared to 2019, according to the NY Post.

One Texas school teacher hoped a new lesson would help change the relationship dynamics between males and females that lead to higher divorce rates.

Titled “Rules for Chivalry”, the class assignment teaches young students how to be proper ladies and gentlemen.

The rules for girls include “dress in a feminine manner to please men”, “address all men respectfully by title” and “obey any reasonable request by a male”.

Additionally, girls are instructed to “walk behind men”, not to “criticize men” or “complain or whine”.

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There were also a set of rules for boys, instructing them to “dress in jackets and ties or suits”, “treat ladies with respect”, “show courtesy and assist women”, assist ladies to seat themselves at a table, and “pay for all expenses during dates”.

These rules are routinely taught to children in other cultures where the divorce rates are significantly lower than in America.

Despite the fact that the rules have proven effective in other cultures, the class was canceled due to the fierce public backlash.

The Shallowater school district released a statement saying the assignment “does not reflect our district and community values. The matter has been addressed with the teacher, and the assignment was removed.”

Plano school administrators are partnering with cops to look into allegations that a Black Haggard Middle School student was harassed and humiliated by classmates.

According to Plano police spokesman David Tilley, a mother of a student called the school resource officer at Haggard earlier this week.

Tilley said he couldn’t say anything further because the incident was still being investigated. However, viral social media posts allege racial and homophobic bullying by the student’s Plano classmates.

Thousands of parents have signed a change.org petition urging Plano ISD officials to intervene and protect students.

According to a district spokeswoman, the administration was aware of the bullying complaints and was working with law enforcement to investigate.

In an email, Lesley Range-Stanton wrote, “Our district does not tolerate or condone bullying or harassing behavior and is taking prompt and remedial action to address concerns.” She said the incident happened on Tuesday, was off-campus, and had nothing to do with school.

Disciplinary actions taken against individual students were not discussed.

At a sleepover, the Black student was allegedly “tortured for days and forced to drink his white former teammates’ urine,” according to the Next Generation Action Network, who also claims he was abused and called slurs. Plano officials were chastised by the organization, who said they had not taken sufficient action.

In a news release, the organization said, “We are calling for a federal investigation into this racially motivated hate crime.” A protest was also called for Friday.

Kim T. Cole, an attorney for the student’s family, said she was working on gathering more video evidence.