Maine legislature hears testimony of bill to restrict teachers' speech in classrooms. Audio mp3s!

LD 589  came before the Maine legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee today. \
(Listen to testimony below) The bill calls for
  "prohibiting teachers in public schools from engaging in political, religious or ideological advocacy in the classroom or from introducing any controversial subject matter that is not germane to the topic of the course being taught,..."\
This is LD 589.Resolve, Directing the State Board of Education To Adopt Rules Prohibiting Teachers in Public Schools from Engaging in Political, Ideological or Religious Advocacy in the Classroom

AUDIO OF TESTIMONY
SPONSOR
Larry Lockman introduces  LD 589  9min

SPONSOR READS LETTER
Lockman reads letter from Karen Gerrish 5min26sec
Lockman questioned 72sec

SUPPORTERS OF LD 589
James Mosier 4min14sec
Kathy Nichols 4min 2sec

OPPONENTS  
Isabelle Weil 7min
Rachel Nadeau 6min
Unidentified  woman 5min
Rep Alison Hepler
Oamshri Amarasingham  MCLUFiona Hopper 6min30sec
Grace Leavitt  pres me edu assn. 7min
Crystal Ward 7min
Genovan Dell 6min
Solomon Haifetz 4min
Timothy P. Wilson teacher since 1966  12min
Steve Bailey Maine School Mgmt Assoc 5min