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Alan Augustson

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Green Party Candidate U.S. House of Representatives Fifth District of Illinois http://augustson2008.usmore...

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It is not acceptable for courses on the Bible to be taught in public schools.

Unless they are literature classes, dealing specifically with sacred texts -- which is really more college material, anyway.

 Stand Taken 11/6/2008 11:41 AM

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States should not be forced to fund the federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act.

NCLB is a failure and needs to be repealed.

 Stand Taken 11/6/2008 11:34 AM

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Schools should not punish students for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

 Stand Taken 8/3/2008 7:08 PM

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Abstinence-only sex education should not be taught in schools.

 Stand Taken 8/3/2008 7:07 PM

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High school students should not be required to pass an exit exam in order to earn a diploma.

Every class in every high school has its own exam, that must be passed in order to advance. We need not necessarily add one more layer of requirements for graduation.

 Stand Taken 8/3/2008 6:58 PM

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Prayer should not be permitted in public schools.

The problem is when schools show an illegal preference to some religions over others. If all beliefs, including agnosticism and atheism, are respected equally, then there's no problem. Unfortunately, ...

 Stand Taken 6/22/2008 11:29 AM

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