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    MDE WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TEACHING FACTS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/
    11.06.2009 17:17 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ In a major blow to Turkey's global campaign to
    suppress the truth about the Armenian Genocide, U.S. District Court
    Chief Judge Mark Wolf today ruled in favor of the Massachusetts
    Department of Education (MDE), allowing it to continue teaching the
    facts of the Armenian Genocide, and other crimes against humanity,
    in public schools across the Commonwealth as constitutionally
    protected government speech, reported the Armenian Assembly of America
    (Assembly).

    "The Armenian Assembly appreciates the court's ruling in this
    matter. It sends a clear message to Turkey and its revisionist allies
    that history cannot be rewritten to further Ankara's state-sponsored
    denial campaign," said Assembly Board of Trustees Chairman Hirair
    Hovnanian. Carolyn Mugar, the Board's President, added, "Given
    the overwhelming historical and legal evidence documenting the
    incontestable fact of the Armenian Genocide, this ruling is a victory
    for all those concerned about genocide education and prevention."

    Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny noted that "today's decision
    is in keeping with a growing trend toward teaching genocide prevention
    with nearly every state, including Massachusetts, formally recognizing
    the Armenian Genocide. We want to thank the office of the Attorney
    General of Massachusetts for not backing down in this case."

    The court's ruling preserves the teaching of accurate history,
    which is part of the official "Massachusetts Guide to Choosing and
    Using Curricular Materials on Genocide and Human Rights," prepared in
    1999. In 2005, the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA),
    along with others, filed the suit against the Department of Education
    arguing that the Commonwealth violated the plaintiffs' First Amendment
    rights by removing materials from the curriculum that deny the events
    of 1915.

    "In light of the fact that Turkey criminalizes honest discussion of
    the Armenian Genocide, it is especially ironic that Turkish denialists
    turned to U.S. courts in an attempt to twist freedom of speech in
    America," stated Assembly Board of Trustees Counselor Van Krikorian.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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