Bainbridge Island Japanese Internment Controversy

My old district and vice principal, Jo Vanderstoep, are in the middle of an ongoing controvery with a parent who does not agree with the history taught concerning Japanese Internment. It is periodically hitting the national news. The district barred the WWII vet from observing the presentations Feb. 17th. This would make a good case study to discuss with administrators.

I really like the idea of discussing short case studies among administrators.

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42831

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
By Michelle Malkin · February 19, 2005 10:17 AM
Today is the 60th anniversary of Iwo Jima. Blogger tributes here and here. See also Power Line, Ace, and LGF.
It's also the 63rd anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the West Coast evacuation order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. We've seen plenty of stories and op-ed pieces leading up to the event. Here are the highlights and lowlights:
The Bremerton Sun reports on the latest incident in the controvery over Bainbridge Island's internment curriculum:
A parent of a Bainbridge Island sixth-grader said he will meet with a civil rights attorney after being denied access to a middle school classroom. James Olsen arrived Wednesday morning to attend a 90-minute history presentation regarding the World War II-era internment of Japanese residents but was prevented from entering by the principal and two Bainbridge police officers, he said. Superintendent Ken Crawford said Olsen was barred to protect the classroom environment. Olsen and his wife have been the most vocal critics of the district's "Leaving Our Island" curriculum, which deals with the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.
What do the school officials have to hide?
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