Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:20 PM Jun 2014

Tucson students' yearbooks censored with tape

Source: Arizona Republic

Tucson Sabino High School students already on summer break cracked open their $75 yearbooks to find squares of black tape censoring student quotes, according to an Oro Valley-based news site.

Of course, peeling back the tape, students were still able to find the 10 (mostly intact) offending quotes, which included:
• "Every Mexican needs a White best friend!"
• "I'm drunk on you and high on summertime. I love Nikki."
• "Come getcha' some — Turtle Man."

... Tucson Unified School District board member Michael Hicks told the Arizona Daily Independent that the school's administration acted inappropriately.

"We don't know what the school administration was thinking but this does not seem fair to the seniors of Sabino High school. We fought hard to stop teachers from imposing their world view in our other schools' classrooms. It should be wrong for all our professionals."

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/weird/2014/06/11/sabino-high-school-in-tucson-censors-1300-yearbooks-with-tape/10328627/

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Tucson students' yearbook...