27-year veteran English teacher Connie Heermann, who was suspended for 18-months without pay or benefits for using the Freedom Writers Diary in her classroom, gave a speech at the Indianapolis Art Museum, Thursday August 21st. Her speech, titled "15 years later: freedom banned," followed the showing of the Freedom Writers Diary hollywood movie, shown in entirety. WRTV channel 6 covered the event. With a small crowd in attendance, Heermann answered questions and defended her actions.
"Not too many high school teachers today are allowed to teach," said Heermann.
See the WRTV coverage here:
http://www.theindychannel.com/video/1726
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