Author Topic: Principal and chairwoman honored for BBM in Austin, TX.  (Read 4071 times)

Offline adrian

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Principal and chairwoman honored for BBM in Austin, TX.
« on: July 06, 2006, 04:23:16 am »
Hi everyone

  Thanks to the ethics of these women, "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx, will remain as part of their 12th grade reading material.  Even a $3M gift (bribe) from a parent to remove it from their curriculum could not sway these wonderful ladies.
« Last Edit: July 06, 2006, 04:27:47 am by adrian.delmar »
There were only two of them on the mountain flying in the euphoric, bitter air, looking down on the hawks back and crawling lights of vehicles on the plain below....they believed themselves invisible.   A. Proulx

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Re: Principal and chairwoman honored for BBM in Austin, TX.
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2006, 10:10:46 am »
Thanks so much for posting this, Adrian!!  It really warms my heart to hear about everyday people standing up for their beliefs.
-Lynne
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Re: Principal and chairwoman honored for BBM in Austin, TX.
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2006, 08:00:28 pm »
That is a good thing. I hope the briber will one day read the story and experence a moment of relief that they did not get to throw their money away.
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Re: Principal and chairwoman honored for BBM in Austin, TX.
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2006, 01:24:01 am »
That is a good thing. I hope the briber will one day read the story and experence a moment of relief that they did not get to throw their money away.

I think the bribe was in the form of a donation to the school.
There were only two of them on the mountain flying in the euphoric, bitter air, looking down on the hawks back and crawling lights of vehicles on the plain below....they believed themselves invisible.   A. Proulx