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The Protests in Wisconsin: A Personal and Family View

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by Lisa Mettel

February 22, 2011 - 8:02am (Print)

As a civics/history lesson our family went down to the Capitol on Thursday to see the protests since our district canceled school. I reminded my kids that if we were in some countries, say Egypt or Bahrain, they would have to worry about possibly getting shot.

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Lessons of Hate in the Bible Belt

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by Debra Taylor

April 27, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Teaching about intolerance in my high school Ethics class in a small town in Oklahoma lead to a real life lesson for my students when I was forced to resign for insubordination.

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Take Action! Oklahoma Teacher Forced to Resign For Teaching "Laramie Project"

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by Emily Douglas

March 13, 2009 - 10:54am (Print)

An Oklahoma public school teacher was forced to resign for teaching The Laramie Project, a play about Matthew Shepard, a man who was murdered because he was gay.
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