17 handed administrative pressure last spring brought the Redskins debate to the national stage .
17 handed administrative pressure last spring brought the Redskins debate to the national stage .
Gillian knew three years ago that the newspaper ’ s decision would be unpopular . But she wasn ’ t prepared for the response of administrators and the school board . Soon after the Playwickian ’ s word ban was announced , Principal Robert McGee held a two-hour meeting with Gillian and adviser Tara Huber , gave them a 54-page packet about the mascot , and told students they could not remove the word Redskins from any article or ad submitted to the newspaper .
“ I didn ’ t know anything about the law , or about the Pennsylvania Code ,” Gillian said . But the more she learned , the more she wondered why school officials responded the way they did . [ See “ Students Pay Price For Taking Ethical Stance ,” a May 2014 article in the Gateway Journalism Review .]
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