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Unequal suspensions cast further doubts of Perry Township School Board fairness.
Commentary by Proteacher Nearly one year has passed since veteran English teacher Connie Heermann was called into a meeting and told that if she didn't resign she would be fired for letting her at-risk students read The Freedom Writers Diary. But...
Tags: Connie Heermann, Perry Township School Board, The Freedom Writers Diary, Erin Gruwell
Suspended teacher asked to speak on censorship.
Twenty-seven-year veteran english teacher Connie Heermann, who was suspended by the Perry Township School Board for using "The Freedom Writers Diary" in her classroom, gave a speech on censorship at the Indianapolis Art Museum. The speech, titled "Freedom...
Tags: Connie Heermann, Perry Township School Board, The Freedom Writers Diary, Indianapolis Art Museum
Suspended teacher's husband, Tom Heermann, running for school board.
Tom Heermann, the husband of suspended 27-year veteran English teacher Connie Heermann, has announced his candidacy for Center Grove Community School Board. Board elections will be held with the Presidential elections, November 4. Heermann's wife Connie...
Tags: Connie Heermann, Tom Heermann, Perry Township School Board, Center Grove School Board, suspended teacher, Freedom Writers Diary, Ivy Tech Community College
Suspended teacher Heermann speaks at Indianapolis Art Museum.
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...
Tags: Erin Gruwell, Connie Heermann, Connie Heerman, WRTV Channel 6, 27-year suspended teacher, Indianapolis Art Museum
Suspended teacher Heermann asked to give speech on censorship.
Twenty-seven year veteran english teacher Connie Heermann, who was suspended for a unprecedented 18 months for using the Freedom Writers Diary in her classroom, was asked to host a seminar on censorship on Thursday, August 21st at 6 p.m., at the Indianapolis...
Tags: Connie Heermann, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IMA, Erin Gruwell, Freedom Writers Diary, Freedom Writers, Perry Township School Board
Residents gasp at Board President's sarcasm about Freedom Writers.
On August 11th, Perry Township residents got a little sarcastic wit thrown in with their regular school board meeting -- and they didn't like it. While interrupting Assistant Superintendent Dr. Debra Barnes who was announcing the new "book adoption"...
Tags: Connie Heermann, Steve Maple, Erin Gruwell, Perry Township School Board, Freedom Writers Diary, CNN, Newsweek, Anna Quindlen
Gruwell backs Heermann; testifies at Hearing.
Famous Freedom Writers Teacher Erin Gruwell, of Long Beach California, took the "red-eye" in from Seattle to personally testify on behalf of 27-year veteran English teacher, Connie Heermann, at her Board hearing, on March 10th and 11th. The...
Tags: Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell, Connie Heermann, 18-month unpaid suspension, Freedom Writers Foundation, Freedom Writers Diary
Guardian U.K. story sparks world-wide outrage over suspended teacher.
Suzanne Goldenberg's recent report in the The Guardian , chronicles the unprecedented 18-month suspension received by 27-year veteran english teacher Connie Heermann, for using The Freedom Writers Diary book in her classroom. The story was also covered...
Tags: Guardian, Suzanne Goldenberg, Connie Heermann, Perry Township School Board, 18-month unpaid suspension
Freedom Writers Foundation features suspended teacher Heermann on website.
The Freedom Writers Foundation, founded by Erin Gruwell, now features suspended English teacher Connie Heermann on it's web-site. The site, through links to other stories in Newsweek, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, L.A. Times and The Indy Channel,chronicles...
Tags: Freedom Writers Foundation, Freedom Writers Diary, Connie Heermann, Erin Gruwell, WISH TV, Leslie Olsen
Write & Wrong. Anna Quindlen chronicles cruel-and-unusual treatment of caring teacher.
Respected Newsweek Columnist, Anna Quindlen eloquently describes the harsh treatment received by suspended high school english teacher, Connie Heermann from the Perry Township School Board. Heermann's unpaid 18-month suspension has been called "cruel...
Tags: Newsweek, Anna Quindlen, Connie Heermann, Perry Township School Board, 18-month suspension
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