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Anti-war professor violated students' rights
Washington Times ^
| 3/11/03
| Audrey Hudson
Posted on 03/10/2003 10:24:31 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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A college professor violated her student's free-speech rights when she ordered them to write anti-war letters to President Bush and penalized students who refused the assignment, the California school determined.
An apology letter for the incident has been sent to Mr. Bush "explaining the illegitimate nature of the assignment and requesting that all letters associated with the assignment be retracted," said Louis E. Zellers, president of Citrus College.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: citruscollege
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posted on
03/10/2003 10:24:31 PM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
I heard this on Dr. Laura's show today. Outrageous, but so predictable :(
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posted on
03/10/2003 10:33:19 PM PST
by
TheSpottedOwl
(Why are all the streets in France lined with trees? So the German army can march in the shade!)
To: kattracks
Good for the students who complained!
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posted on
03/10/2003 10:45:40 PM PST
by
Theresawithanh
(A conservative from the PRC (People's Republic of California))
To: kattracks
kudos to those on staff who stood up to this idiot and thought better of the students who don't necessarily share their political views!
...Of course this will never make any of the major newspapers, much less the Big Three or CNN/MSNBC.
A victory for Free Speech just the same.
-Regards, T.
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posted on
03/10/2003 10:56:16 PM PST
by
T Lady
(.Freed From the Dimocratic Shackles since 1992)
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