Monday, February 20, 2006

Arizona Bill Would Permit Opt-Out From College Assignments

In Arizona last week, the Senate Committee on Higher Education approved a bill that would require university faculty to offer alternative course work for students who find an assignment offensive to their sexuality, morality or religion. According to the Associated Press, Sen. Thayer Verschoor introduced the bill after a community college student complained to him after he was assigned to read Rick Moody's The Ice Storm, which contains scenes of sexuality and drug use.