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APRIL 14 2017
Since the last election cycle, politics has become an increasingly polarizing topic. With West students appearing on The View and the front page of The New York Times to talk about this increasing divide among the American people, many teachers have become more conscious about what they say in class. In fact, in a recent West Side Story survey of teachers at West High, 39 out of the 66 respondents believe that it is either sometimes or never okay for a teacher to share his or her political views with a class. With this, how far can teachers go when talking about politics in the classroom?
BY SHAWN THACKER AND PRATEEK RAIKWAR ART BY LEAH DUSTERHOFT DESIGN BY MADDIE MORIYAMA