When St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Tex., was faced with an ultimatum—pull Annie Proulx's short story "Brokeback Mountain" from its reading list or lose a $3-million donation to its building fund—school officials chose to give up the money. That decision is reverberating far beyond Austin. Writers from around the country have been so inspired by the school's actions that they've formed a group of young adult authors called AS IF! (Authors SupportingThe man who withdrew his $3 million opposed "discussion on pornographic material concerning deviant behavior."
Intellectual Freedom).
I think it's really great that a school especially a parochial or private (whichever it is) school would turn down the money and say no to censorship.
Look at me using the fancy quote feature!!
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