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High School Students Suspended for “Vagina Monologues” Performance

HeadlineMar 08, 2007

Back in the United States, a reading of the play “The Vagina Monologues” has led to the suspension of three female high school students in upstate New York. The students at John Jay High were suspended for including the word “vagina” in their performance. One of the students was supposed to serve her suspension Wednesday but was told it has been postponed pending a review. Another of the three, Megan Reback, said: “What did we do that was so wrong? We were insubordinate, but the reason we were insubordinate was that we talked about our body.”

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