Sunday, March 07, 2004

AND KIDS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO SEE IT!

Even if (or perhaps because) it is the central episode of the Christian faith

Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" has gotten one elementary school teacher suspended.

Ronald Anthony, a teacher at Malcolm X Elementary in Washington D.C., showed his pupils unauthorized excerpts from the controversial, R-rated movie, causing school officials to place him on paid leave, according to the AP.

After a parent complained about the incident to school officials, Anthony admitted that he showed his sixth-grade students part of the film on Tuesday, March 2.

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