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Article: Wisconsin school districts pull plug on 'Power Team'.(The Power Team)(Brief article)
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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Following a resident's protest, several Wisconsin public school districts have cancelled performances by an evangelical Christian body builders group.
In late January, Jefferson County resident John Foust started contacting school district officials to express his concern about "The Power Team." He had perused the group's Web site and was quickly convinced that the performances were inappropriate for a public school.
All five school districts that were planning to allow the Power Team performances at high schools during the school day cancelled the performances, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Superintendent Mike Swartz told the ...