A recent Other Voices column in The Union (Nov. 8) described a day full of anti-abortion activities at a local Christian school. This contrasts with my experiences while teaching in the Bay Area. After teaching six years in a Catholic high school, I became the project director of a public high school program. I thought I could handle anything. A teacher brought me Sara, a student who missed three days of school. She appeared uncharacteristically sullen. I questioned her. “Why did you miss school?” Tears welled up in her eyes. These were unlike the usual school girl’s tearful catharsis. These …












