the peter panse case
my america values art and culture and realizes that we are all nude under our clothes.
The Case of Pete Panse [art renewal]Pete Panse is a talented and popular high school art teacher in Middletown, NY who uses traditional techniques to to train his students. In December 2005 Mr. Panse was suspended from his job for recommending that some of his advanced students consider taking figure drawing courses that included nude figure drawings. Mr. Panse is suspended from his job pending hearings after which he may be permanently fired, ending a 25-year teaching career. In the meantime, his students are sitting in study hall learning nothing and failing to prepare the materials necessary for their receiving scholarships.
save art for our children. seriously.
perhaps even more importantly, save a good teacher for the children yet to come.