Protesters oppose military ads

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NOV 5, 2007 - 10:35 PM

Protesters oppose military ads
By Brittany Schoepp
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Dozens of peace activists, teachers and students showed up to the Madison School Board meeting Monday night to protest several new U.S. Army advertisements at district athletic stadiums and high school gyms.

Although protesters marched outside the Doyle Administration Building for 90 minutes and gave public comments to the board for more than two hours, the board could not discuss the issue Monday because it was not on the agenda.

John Rademacher, a science teacher at Madison West High School, brought his 6- and 7-year old children to the protest, holding signs that read "Ads Influence Me " and "Don 't Sell Me Out. "

"I think it 's ridiculous that there are ads in school at all. It 's a public school, so we shouldn 't be selling out to advertisers, " Rademacher said.