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Nye Bevan

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1. That display is absolutely, 100% fine for a high school.

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2015, 12:36 PM

May 2015

If other students want to create artwork to express a difference of opinion, let them do so. I actually love to see high schoolers getting involved in this kind of thing; anything that raises their awareness of current events and sparks them to think about difficult issues is a good thing.

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Was students' police brutality art inappropriate for school show? [View all] damnedifIknow May 2015 OP

That display is absolutely, 100% fine for a high school. Nye Bevan May 2015 #1

I agree damnedifIknow May 2015 #4

Appropriate at the HS level FLPanhandle May 2015 #2

It's an interesting question el_bryanto May 2015 #3

Appropriate and valuable. nt tblue37 May 2015 #5

In my opinion, students shouldn't lose their right to freedom of expression Maedhros May 2015 #6

"Art is not a mirror in which to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it." KamaAina May 2015 #7

I support this totally. The first commenter in the article is so wrong. This maybe should be an jwirr May 2015 #8

Good art is seldom "appropriate." Oneironaut May 2015 #9

Shallow minded adults tend to forget other places for that include history lessons LanternWaste May 2015 #10

It is a shame that police brutality is a subject of debate. Downwinder May 2015 #11