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"This one is the second to deal with infographics, a growing focus in many classrooms."

"Parents at a high school in California have complained that articles in Mountain View High School's The Oracle were inappropriate and obscene. One of the articles in question was an inforgraphic titled "What they teach you in health, and what you really need to know" that dispelled myths about sexual activity and gave information about safe sex. The topic came up at a school board meeting earlier this week, where once again parents expressed concern over the newspaper's content and asked the school district to assume greater control over the content in the paper."

Click on the link and the infographic. Do you think this is inappropriate content for a high school newspaper? Should the school board assume greater control (prior review) over the content of the paper? Click on the comment link above to reply.