Being confused by trashy content is the sign of childhood and immaturity. By looking for literal offensive material, Dr. Moore has completely neglected metaphoric or Freudian offensiveness in literary works. Intelligence is required to recognize and understand metaphoric elements in literature, and again Dr. Moore underestimated the intelligence and maturity of AP students. I am appalled that Dr. Moore quotes excerpts out of the context of entire literary works. As many have already pointed out, nearly anything out of context can be twisted to possess evil.
Passages describing unethical acts in the Bible are one example.
Of course not. The statement is taken out of context of the entire poster, which also shows a smoker's face with more wrinkles than two bulldogs. Finally, passages from Shakespeare taken out of context can certainly be offensive. The permission slips allowing AP students to read Shakespeare were not a matter of policy, but were designed to be a blaring siren showing the extreme absurdity of Dr. Moore's influence and goals. Linda Herman, the principal of WFHS, is extremely supportive of the teachers, who are extremely capable professionals.