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October 3, 2014

Colorado: County School Board Passes Proposal to Censor History Courses 
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In Colorado, the Jefferson County school board has passed a proposal to
institute a curriculum review committee despite protests by high school
students and teachers. The committee will review district courses,
adding material to "promote citizenship, patriotism, essentials and
benefits of the free-market system, respect for authority and respect
for individual rights." Democracy Now! asked the proposal's author,
school board member Julie Williams, about the proposal's mention of
obedience to authority.

Julie Williams: "You know, I took those lines out of the national
Republican resolution, as well as Texas, because I thought that it was
misunderstood. I just think that what we are teaching our students, it's
not to suppress them. I want to teach them that our country is a great
place to live."

 

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