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Article: Mitchell drops Planned Parenthood talk Principal doesn't want students in middle of politics
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- February 26, 2005
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Mitchell High School has canceled Planned Parenthood's
presentations to health classes to shield students from protests
staged at other Colorado Springs District 11 schools.
Mitchell administrators this week denied giving in to pressure
from opponents, led by anti-abortion groups and D-11 board member
Eric Christen, who sought to have Planned Parenthood barred.
Nevertheless, opponents applauded the decision.
In an e-mail to supporters, Christen wrote, "All of these efforts
appear to have now paid off as we have learned that Planned
Parenthood is now unwelcome in all of our high schools due to the
'controversy' they have generated."
Principal Jerry Anderson said it's not a matter of ...