a heck of a civics lesson

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Ky. Flag-Burning Teacher Avoids Charges

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
(09-20) 21:31 PDT Louisville, Ky. (AP) --

A middle school teacher who burned two American flags as part of a civics lesson won't be charged, but may still face discipline from the school board, officials said Wednesday.

Dan Holden, who teaches seventh-grade social studies at Stuart Middle School, burned the flags last month during a lesson on freedom of speech. The students were asked to write an opinion paper about how they felt about it.