Instead, it was snuffed out in the name of diversity. I'm not sure that your daughter's voice was snuffed out in the name of diversity. Too often teachers want to be liked. They forget that they have been hired to teach. And teaching means guiding as well as instructing.
Teachers walk a fine line most of the time.
You cannot be the martinet who makes all the decisions. That robs kids of the chance to learn how to solve problems. At the same time, we have to exercise the kind of good judgement and loving care that will allow kids to thrive. This teacher and this school certainly don't seem to have found the way to nurture their kids. I each creative writing, tenth grade English, and journalism in one day, so I have had to create actvities that serve double duty.