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From the LOS ANGELES TIMES

Instructor Placed on Leave Over Letters
By Rebecca Trounson
Times Staff Writer

March 8, 2003

A speech instructor at Citrus College has been placed on
administrative leave after students complained that she
told them they could earn extra credit by writing to
President Bush to protest a possible war with Iraq, a
college official said Friday.

Rosalyn Kahn, a part-time instructor at the two-year
college in Glendora, told students in January that they
would not receive extra credit if they used their letters
to express other political views, including support for
the war, said Samuel T. Lee, associate dean for language
arts and foreign languages at the college.

In a separate extra-credit assignment, Kahn also asked her
students to write to their state Senate representatives,
discussing the state's budget crisis and cuts that have
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B.G. /blockquote>

On 3/11/03, bg wrote:
> On 3/11/03, Jackalope wrote:
>> On 3/10/03, Cathy Daniels wrote:
>>> I had many college assignments but none like this. Shouldn't
>>> this instructor have been fired for the sum of inappropriate
>>> assignments below? This is outrageous.
>...See More
Mar 11, 2003
Jackalope /blockquote>

> Jackalope, no reason to wonder. I think the teachers supporting
> Bush would not have the nerve to give out an assignment like that,
> he/she would've never heard the end of it from all the liberal
> teachers out there, he/she would probably also lose her job. That
> is why they should leave...See More
Mar 11, 2003
B.G. /blockquote>

On 3/11/03, Jackalope wrote:
>> Jackalope, no reason to wonder. I think the teachers supporting
>> Bush would not have the nerve to give out an assignment like that,
>> he/she would've never heard the end of it from all the liberal
>> teachers out there, he/she would probably also los...See More
Mar 11, 2003
Carol /blockquote>

This story was actually on our local news tonight. I can't
get over that the teacher thought this was an acceptable
assignment. Unbelievable

On 3/10/03, Jackalope wrote:
> From the LOS ANGELES TIMES
>
> Instructor Placed on Leave Over Letters
> By Rebecca Trounson
> Times Sta...See More
Mar 13, 2003
San Fran Liberal /blockquote>

Politics does belong in school. Young people need to be aware of the
way our country works, if they do not, then we will be plagued with
more of these people who do not vote, and eventually our system will
fail. To keep democracy working we must have informance!
Jun 21, 2003


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