FLIPPIN, Ark.—Students in a career-orientation class at Flippin Middle School filled out a survey that included questions asking them if they believed “in a God who answers prayers” and whether they should tithe 10 percent of their earnings to churches.

The 100-question survey also included other questions about students’ goals and whether they had good manners. However, at least one parent says she was shocked after her son brought home the survey.

“No one needs to see this information,” Lisa Lee of Bull Shoals told The Baxter Bulletin newspaper. “It’s religious profiling.”

Lee, who has a meeting set Monday with school officials to discuss the issue, says she will ask them to shred the completed surveys that were taken this week by eighth-graders in career orientation class.

Flippin Superintendent Dale Query said he plans to talk to Lee and still is gathering information about the survey.

He said the survey was taken from the Arkansas Career Orientation Teachers Association’s Web site, which is affiliated with the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education.

The Web site offers material created by teachers to be used by other teachers at their discretion, said Sharla Hartzell, president-elect for the Arkansas Career Guidance Association. Hartzell said she volunteers to manage the Web site and does not know who created or submitted the document.

The survey asked students to rate themselves from 1 to 5 on the questions, with 5 meaning “positively yes.” Once the 100-question survey is complete, the student adds up the scores, with 500 being a perfect score.

The survey says scores below 200 mean students don’t have a good perspective of the world around them and need attitude adjustments.

In Arkansas, students are required to take one semester of a career-orientation class. However, Lee questioned how the questionnaire prepared students for future careers.

“To me, whether your rights are being violated or not, you just can’t do that,” Lee said.