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Stand Up and Be Counted: Women and Social Justice in Michigan (1960-1985)

School classes on sex, death anger parents

Item

Title
School classes on sex, death anger parents
Creator
Margaret Trimer-Hartley
Subject
New Age in education
Format
Newspaper clipping
Publisher
Detroit News
Contributor
Constance Cumbey
Date
5/5/1991
Description
Newspaper clipping detailing parents' objections to an elementary-school class teaching students about "AIDS, love, sex, and death." This class was introduced as part of an educational initiative called the Michigan Model. Parents also objected to strategies like problem-solving lessons and deep breathing exercises, characterizing them as "New Age."
Language
English
Rights
Copyright held jointly by Constance Cumbey and the Regents of the University of Michigan.
Provenance
Constance Cumbey Papers

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