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Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Township High School District 214’s primary mission is to enable all students to learn the
skills, acquire the knowledge, and develop the behaviors necessary for them to reach their
full potential as citizens who can meet the challenges of a changing society. In a democracy
that openly confronts acute and pressing political, social, economic, and moral problems,
it is likely that such issues will be evident in classrooms. Discussions about these issues
provide students with the type of learning experience that will help prepare them to meet the
challenges of a global changing society.
District 214 provides its parents/guardians an opportunity to grant or refuse permission for
their son or daughter to participate in a class activity or to request an alternative assignment
when study materials are deemed controversial. Parents/guardians with concerns regarding
controversial issues, materials, and curricula should contact the school’s principal/designee.
The administration has established guidelines, procedures, and safeguards for an unbiased,
impartial handling of controversial issues in the classroom.
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