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In junior high school our small softcover yearbook was carefully edited by the yearbook adviser who also happened to be the typing instructor. She typed up most of the student provided blurbs which resulted in the removal of all mentions of the band Suicidal Tendencies. This was not a critique of the band, whom she had likely never heard of, but of the phrase. I didn’t hear any controversy over our high school yearbooks, but there was likely a strict editing process in place for our senior quotes. This year at Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho the adviser may be wishing she had taken a closer look at the yearbook proofs. With a psychedelic-theme, allusions to drug use and sex, the book has upset many students and parents. They also aren’t happy about spelling errors, misidentified photos, and excessive photos of yearbook staff members and friends. But as the Principal put it “There’s no do-over on it.”

Written by ltao

June 9th, 2008 at 4:29 am

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