] ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Two high school teachers said
] they have been placed on leave for refusing to remove
] war-related student artwork posted in their classrooms.
]
]
] Highland High School teachers Allen Cooper and Geoffrey
] Barrett said Tuesday they were told Monday night that
] they would be suspended if they did not remove the
] posters.
]
] Barrett, who teaches history and current events, said the
] student art carried both anti-war and pro-war messages,
] and was created as part of a class assignment.
]
] "I think this is mostly a violation of the students'
] rights to have a voice and express their opinions,"
] Barrett said. "Asking me to take down the posters was
] taking away the voice of the students and I was not going
] to do that."