California High School Forced to Withdraw ‘Anti-Christian’ Material

California High School Forced to Withdraw ‘Anti-Christian’ Material
Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, Calif., as viewed from above in January 2009. Antandrus/CC-BY-SA-3.0
Matthew Vadum
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A California high school has backed down after parents and students demanded the removal of a controversial photograph, which they called “anti-Christian bigotry,” from one of its courses.

Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, included a photograph taken by Andres Serrano in 1987 in a Theory of Knowledge course that’s required for its International Baccalaureate Diploma program. The prestigious program, aimed at upper-level high school students who want to pursue higher education, is recognized by many universities.