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A valedictorian from New Jersey says his high school tried to censor his graduation speech, first making him remove parts about sexuality and mental health, then cutting him off as he spoke at graduation. Eighteen-year-old Bryce Dershem, who graduated from Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, told CBS News he originally wrote a speech about being queer and dealing with mental health issues, but Principal Robert Tull told him to change it. Dershem said he spent months in treatment for anorexia and didn't even know if he'd be able to graduate, let alone become valedictorian. "As soon as I heard...

...the latest Sen. Nelson ad spoof, which -- from what I hear -- Nelson's office doesn't find funny.

GLEN GARDNER, N.J. Discovery of a bag full of rotting deer parts hidden in the ceiling above the school lunchroom forced the closing of Voorhees High School on Monday. Officials said the school would remain closed Tuesday to allow workers to sanitize the area and health inspectors to clear the cafeteria to serve food. ``An unusual odor led to the discovery of decomposing animal parts that had been surreptitiously placed in the drop ceiling,'' Lebanon Township police Patrolman Larry Campbell said. The bag was found about 7:30 a.m. Monday; students were dismissed at 11:55. Police believe the bag was hidden...