“I don’t regret the protest because I brought a lot of people to this question” November 15, 2007
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Morton High protesters can return to class
BY KATE N. GROSSMAN, Education Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Most students suspended over an anti-war protest at Morton West High School will be back in class Wednesday morning — and none will be expelled, the school superintendent said late Tuesday.
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“When awareness is a crime” November 12, 2007
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The case of the Berwyn, Illinois high school students who were suspended and threatened with expulsion for a peaceful anti-Iraq war protest, has occasioned a brilliant blogpost from Arthur Silber.
Articles from the New York Times and the Chicago Suburban News, and a video from the Chicago Tribune website.
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Technorati tags: Iraq war, Student protest, Chicago Tribune, Morton West High School, Berwyn, Illinois, Ben Nowakowski, New York Times, Chicago Suburban Times, Arthur Silber, Power Of Narrative
Supporting our troops on Veterans Day November 11, 2007
Posted by Jeff in "Reality has a well-known liberal bias", "Voices Of Conflict", Crime and punishment at Morton West, Drama in Wilton.1 comment so far
Nine months ago this coming Tuesday, Timothy Canty, the principal of Wilton High School in my home town of Wilton, Connecticut, rescinded permission for the school’s Theater Arts II class to perform “Voices In Conflict”, a staged recitation of letters from soldiers and participants in the Iraq War.
“All we were trying to do was promote peace and recognize that people are dying every day” November 7, 2007
Posted by Jeff in "Reality has a well-known liberal bias", Crime and punishment at Morton West.1 comment so far
As John Amato says, this is awful. From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Suspended Morton students demand return to class
November 6, 2007
BY KATE N. GROSSMAN Education Reporter
About 10 Morton West High School students suspended over an anti-war protest at the school last week returned to the Berwyn school today to demand they be allowed back in classes.
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