Marshall is a 5'h year History and Social Studies teacher in a rural/suburban public-school district. He enjoys teaching at Patriot High School and his district because there is a great deal of support from the community and its leaders towards its schools. Every Monday Marshall's 9th graders bring in current events from their local papers to promote discussions and writing assignments. During a recent class discussion of an article about peace marches in protest of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, he voiced the opinion that peace was preferable to war. Marshall said he personally supported the peace marchers, even while his girlfriend was over in Afghanistan with her National Guard unit. When the parents of a student complained about the position that Marshall took for promoting peace, Patriot's principal held a meeting with the parents and Marshall. As an outcome of the meeting, . Marshall was asked not to discuss peace in his classroom. He was also asked to refrain from wearing peace symbols or displaying peace symbols in his classroom. Patriot's principal then issued a memo that specifically instructed teachers not to promote a particular view on foreign policy In regard to the wars in Afghanistan and iraq.

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