In Ohio, several parents wanted to ban a book used in high school literature classes. The principal believed that a collaboration between parents and students would address this controversial issue more effectively than the school administration acting alone. The student council at this school has input on all school committees, including hiring staff. The principal conducted seminars where students discussed the censorship issue. The student council then moderated evening seminars that included students, parents, school staff, and the district school board. The entire community emerged stronger as a result of confronting this controversy with an intergenerational committee.

The above is one of several intergenerational programs featured in the Constitutional Rights Foundation Network magazine, Winter 2001. Written by Wendy Schaetzel Lesko