From _Teacher Magazine_, August, 1996,, page 6...
"Standing Proud"
"Cissy Lacks, the Missouri teacher who was fired for failing to censor 
foul language from her students' creative writing...has received the 
PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award, given by the PEN American 
Center.  The center, which is based in New York City, is a writers' 
association that defends freedom of expression.  In April, actor Paul 
Newman presented Lacks with the award and a $25,000 check at a ceremony 
in New York.  His non-profit company, best known for its salad dressing, 
sponsors the award.  Lacks, who taught at Berkeley High School in the 
St. Louis area, had always received high marks.  She was fired in 
October 1994 for allowing her students to use profanity in plays they 
had written as part of a class project.  She is fighting her dismissal 
in court." 
Chuck Beams
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cbeams@future.dreamscape.com
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