A social studies teacher in Iowa created a long physical list of “banned words” and threatened to punish students if he heard them using them.
Leah Ingraham, a teacher in the Fremont Mills Community School District in Iowa, allegedly placed posters of banned words in her classroom for her seventh-grade students to see.
The list of “banned words” includes everything from jokes to pro-masculinity words.
Starting off seemingly as a joke, the first term on the list was “Diddy Party” and then “Diddler”.
Students also appear to be prohibited from using terms such as “alpha, beta, omega” and “sigma,” which are commonly associated with terms such as alpha male.
More obscure and unknown references included banning the word “baby oil,” “skivity,” and even “Ohio.”
It is unclear why Ohio State was chosen, but urban dictionary He said the word could be used to say someone has bipolar disorder or is crazy. This is apparently based on the state's unpredictable weather.
For junior high school students, “barking,'' “screaming,'' “fat jokes,'' and “LGBT+ jokes'' are also clearly prohibited.
of list There were several misspellings, including “refreferences” and “gigga.”
Finally, students learned to use online terms such as “rizz,” which essentially means being good at flirting, “womp womp” as an onomatopoeic word for failure, and “talk or hawk tuah.” is prohibited.
The latter refers to online personality Hayley Welch and her podcast. Welch is known for appearing in a viral video in which she talks about sex acts.
In the bottom corner of the banned words poster, students are warned that if they “say these words,” they will be “obligated to detain Mr. Ingraham for 30 minutes.”
List of prohibited words posted in the Fremont Mills Community School District in Tabor, Iowa.Photo courtesy of Individual Rights and Expression Foundation
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression first brought up the story A parent of one of the students sent a photo to the group, and
The foundation told Blaze News: letter He sued the Fremont Mills Community School District, citing free speech concerns. The Foundation has not received a response from the district.
“Students have First Amendment rights, and putting on a backpack does not waive those rights.”
However, the National Desk reported that the school's principal, Kurt Hanna, said that “the complaint in question had previously been resolved with the complainant.” [and] This will be investigated further after further information is received this afternoon. ”
Hanna added that “internal reviews of classroom procedures and practices” are conducted regularly with the district.
FIRE's Aaron Tell said the teachers' decision was “terrible” and signaled that “words can be arbitrarily banned.”
“Students have First Amendment rights, and putting on a backpack does not waive those rights,” Teare added.
The foundation said the ultimate goal is to teach students that their right to free speech will be threatened throughout their lives and that they should speak up when they do.
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