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kickaha ([personal profile] kickaha) wrote2007-03-15 01:40 am

A moment of sanity in NY

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03142007/news/regionalnews/v_word_punish_nixed_regionalnews_.htm

The three girls suspended for saying the word 'vagina' during a high school reading of an excerpt from The Vagina Monologues have had their sentences rescinded. Or postponed. The article is not clear.

But still... for saying vagina? Brother.



Vaginavaginavaginavagina. There. Nyah.

[identity profile] georgmi.livejournal.com 2007-03-15 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
On a somewhat related note, the WA legislature is currently debating a bill that would reassert the freedom of speech rights of high-school and college journalists, preventing school officials from stopping the publication of stories they don't like.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1307&year=2007

Sorry, clicked the wrong "reply" link the first time. Duh.