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Response to the Malia case is a perfect example of the type of thinking we're up against. There is no posible way that fingerprinting this man every five years could have had the slightest effect on the case, yet it is touted by proponents as proof of their contentions. More thoughtfully examined, this case provides powerful evidence of the worthlessness of fingerprinting as a measure to protect our children.

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It's not just educators and their families who find this law offensive, unnecessary, and ineffective, it's representatives of the entire community. There are responses from:

• School employees and their families
• The administrative side
• Legislators
• Students
• Members of the community
• Law enforcement
• The media
• More you can do and answers to arguments
• The constitutional issue
• Fingerprinting homepage
• Links

Responses from Legislators

• Rep. Campbell also offers all the opportunity of posting comments to his web page
  
• Campbell letter to school employees.

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Suzanne Malis-Andersen, Teacher, Brewer Middle School

Bernie Huebner, Teacher, Margaret Chase Smith School

Anne Richardson, Director of Studies at Kents Hill School

Anne M. Pavalkis, Teacher, Thomaston

Bradley Beckett, Teacher, MSAD 50

Sonja Schmanska, Teacher, St. George

Gregg Palmer, Special Education Teacher, Brewer

Donna Childs, Counselor, Freeport School System

Ron Franklin, Bowdoin

Barbara Franklin, Teacher, Mt. Ararat

Lisa Savage, Teacher, Messalonskee High School

"The tactics being used are no more and no less than blackmail."Maureen P. Giunta, Teacher, Ellsworth High School

Caroline Bond, teacher and refuser

A compelling letter by John Hunt, Teacher, John Bapst HS, appeared in the 3/16/2000 Bangor Daily News.

Carl Chase, George Stevens Academy, responds to King veto and to BDN editorial suggesting teachers forgive and forget.

Donald Stover, psychologist and refuser, writes to Commissioner Albanese

Refuser Chuck Whitney's web page

Refuser Steven Smith tells why his conscience won't let him comply with 'The Governor's witch hunt.'
Steve Smith's Testimony before the Ed. Committee

David Solmitz Testimony before Education Committee 4/11/01

Ward Jarman Testimony before Education Committee 4/11/01

Teresa England Testimony before Education Committee 4/11/01

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Leonard Ney, Superintendent of Schools, M.S.A.D 64.

School Board News in Washington, DC ran a 3/7/2000 article on fingerprinting in Maine based upon an interview with Bernie Huebner. They neglected to mention that DOE's 42/27 is over a decade, but the article is still worth reading.

"I used to teach classes in research methods at North Carolina State University. The undergraduate course was mainly about how to interpret data. If the Governor and the Commissioner had proposed this law in response to the available evidence as a project for that class, they would have gotten a 'D' -- or been asked to redo the project."
Don Tarbet, MSAD 64 School Board Member from Bradford

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Sound bytes from citizens Proponents of the law believe that the rights issue has been resolved in their favor. Not all their constituents agree with them. Perhaps they remember that different courts render different decisions, sometimes depending simply on the wording of a question.

Paul H. Gray, retired University of Texas Professor and Maine Resident

Linda Meadows, Parent, Topsham

Peninsula Peace & Justice

Tom Wojtusik from NY

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Present and former law enforcement officials and experts speak out.

Students speak out. The issue directly concerns the quality of their education.

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From the MAINE TIMES

And more

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Answers to possible arguments

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