IP: NO banned words at Stockport College

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>Reply-To: <rfulmer@sclobby.com>
>From: "Rick Fulmer" <rfulmer@camden.net>
>To: "Dave Farber" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
>
>
>Thought you would find this interesting. I received it when I quizzed
>Stockport about their policy.
>
>Rick Fulmer
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kristina.Harrison@stockport.ac.uk
>[mailto:Kristina.Harrison@stockport.ac.uk]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 11:54 AM
>To: rfulmer@camden.net
>Subject: NO banned words at Stockport College
>
>
>Dear Rick,
>
>Thank you for asking about the article in such a polite manner. So far we
>have just received abuse so it makes a nice change.
>
>Stockport College has NOT banned ANY words around the College. The British
>media have yet again made mountains out of molehills which have spread to
>international parts.
>
>Stockport College is a multicultural College and has 15,000 students and 700
>members of staff. The College prides itself in it's Equal Opportunities
>policy which ensures all employees and students can work in a harmonious
>environment. This list of words was used as a small part of a staff training
>programme to develop discussion into what some people might find offensive.
>The aim of the training to make people more aware and more sensitive to
>others around them. We have NO banned words in the College and each
>individual has the freedom to speak as they wish.
>
>So in answer to your question, the newspaper articles are rubbish. I may
>also add that the document which listed these words was an Internal Training
>Manual for staff. It is NOT part of the Equal Opportunities Policy.
>
>Because of the global coverage the College has issued a Press statement
>which I have attached to the bottom of this reply.
>
>If you have any further queries please feel free to contact me.
>
>Regards
>
>Kristina Harrison (Marketing)
>

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