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Making a Mockery of 'Diversity' and 'Academic Freedom' (Mel Seesholtz)
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Making a Mockery of 'Diversity' and 'Academic Freedom'

March 29 2006
Counterbias.com
MEL SEESHOLTZ


“Diversity Day.” Sounds like a good idea, but as 365Gay.com reported “for the second time Viroqua High School has cancelled Diversity Day…. Speakers were to have included representatives of the African American, Latino, Jewish, Muslim, Native American and gay communities,” as well as speakers from other minority groups such as Hmong (an Asian ethnic group), Buddhists, the physically disadvantaged and the economically disadvantaged. So why was it cancelled again this year?

“Diversity Day, in 2004, was cancelled after several hundred people signed a petition opposing a speaker on LGBT issues” . According to World Net Daily, this year’s event was cancelled ...

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