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Corathers, Don – Teaching Theatre, 1998
Recounts the case of a high school drama teacher in North Carolina who was disciplined after she chose a play for her students to perform, Lee Blessing's "Independence," which contained characters and language a parent found objectionable. Discusses the legal case that ensued and implications for academic freedom and the First Amendment.…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Community Attitudes, Drama, High Schools
