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New Signers to Tucson Statement
We’re happy to welcome two new national organizations to our joint statement against the censorship of Mexican-American Studies in the Tucson Unified School District: the National Association for Ethnic Studies and the National Association for Bilingual Education!
Posted in Michael ONeil: Author
Tagged Actions, education, Huppenthal, Joint Statements, schools, TUSD
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In Banning Books School DIstricts Betray Students
As Banned Book week approaches it appears that the book censors are in competition to suppress some the most interesting and recognized authors and books! Buckling under pressure from vocal individuals with narrow ideological agendas, school districts are betraying their … Continue reading
Posted in Svetlana Mintcheva: Author
Tagged book banning, classrooms, education, Kids' Right To Read, schools, teachers
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“And Tango Makes Three”
Some believe it is legitimate to shield children and teenagers from information that is perceived to negatively affect that critical time of development. Time and time again, the efforts of artists and authors to incorporate controversial themes in works for … Continue reading
Can They Do That? Saggy Pants Edition
Perhaps you heard that the Arkansas State Legislature has banned students from wearing “clothing that exposes underwear, buttocks, or the breast of a female” at all school-related functions. So: Can they do that? Fire up the Free Speech Wayback Machine … Continue reading
Posted in Michael ONeil: Author
Tagged clothing, dress codes, fashion, free expression, race, schools, students, youth
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Teachers Get In Trouble for Teaching Students About Their Constitutional Rights
Two teachers at Norview High School in Norfolk, VA were recently put on administrative leave by the school after a parent complained about a video that she saw in Government class. The video informed its audience on how to assert … Continue reading
Posted in Paul Rozenberg: Author
Tagged Constitution, parents, police, schools, teachers, Virginia
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Not even dictionaries are safe for children?
School officials at Menifee Union School District temporarily removed copies of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Tenth Edition for containing graphic terms like “oral sex” after a parent complained. (But as it turns out, the dictionary did not even contain this term…) … Continue reading
Posted in Teresa Koberstein: Author
Tagged book challenge, Books, california, dictionary, Menifee Union School District, schools
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What the City Lost in Almontaser
In August, 2007, Debbie Almontaser was the interim principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn, an Arabic language public high school she had worked with the New York City Department of Education for two years to establish. Though … Continue reading
Posted in Beena Ahmad: Author
Tagged Arabic, censorship, department of education, dictionary, free speech, schools
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