Libertas 34.2 (Fall 2013)

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YAF Chapter Battles School Officials to Host Senator Santorum

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ot long after the DePaul incident, liberal bias reared its ugly head in Michigan’s Grosse Pointe Public School System as the district’s superintendent tried to quash the much-anticipated speech by Senator Rick Santorum. Langston Bowens, the YAF chapter chairman at Grosse Pointe South High School, contacted Young America’s Foundation in early spring to inquire about having Santorum speak at his high school. After working on the schedules and alerting high school administrators, the speech—on the topic of leadership— was scheduled for late April. However, plans changed two weeks before the event when a hastily organized

Senator Santorum addresses more than 1,100 high school students despite attempts by school officials to cancel the Young America’s Foundation-sponsored lecture.

Members of Grosse Pointe South YAF meet with Senator Santorum following his address on leadership.

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