Oregon: Teacher's censorship lesson crosses a vulgar line

[Francis Hult]

OregonLive.com

 

West Linn teacher's censorship lesson crosses a vulgar line

 

School officials agreed Tuesday that a West Linn teacher crossed a line when he used sexual vulgarity as part of a classroom lesson on censorship. 

Michael Diltz, an Athey Creek Middle School teacher and librarian, wrote two profane words on the board in front of eighth-graders last week as a part of a districtwide "Banned/Challenged Book" project that explores the limits of free speech. Diltz was using the words to illustrate how language can often lead to the banning of books, said assistant superintendent Thayne Balzer.  

Reached at the school Tuesday, Diltz said school officials had not authorized him to discuss the incident but expressed dismay at the fallout. "I just wish it hadn't backfired like this," he said.

 

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http://www.oregonlive.com/west-linn/index.ssf/2009/12/west_linn_teachers_censorship_lesson_crosses_a_vulgar_line.html

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