April, 2000
After receiving 17 phone calls in opposition, Haines school superintendent Ron Erickson this week canceled a discussion of homophobia scheduled as part of an upcoming program on respect at Haines High School.
Characterizing the calls as a “substantial groundswell of opposition,” Erickson said he scratched the discussion because he feared it would generate a controversy that would overshadow the rest of the program.
Discussions of school violence, bullying…