Works for me.

I would like to mention how the cast of FNL were never asked to remove any skits prior to the Thursday show. They were however asked to do so prior to the Saturday show, but then the show was cancelled. So CHS is in the wrong for not being clear about what they wanted from FNL, and if they had been more clear, such an embarrassing moment wouldn't have happened at the school.

This statement is so full of falsehoods, it's not even funny.

The students were told to cut the sketch on Friday -- after Tuesday's and Thursday's performances. The directors were brought into a meeting with the principal and several other administrators. They were asked to cut the skit and they agreed. They worked on a new sketch. The Superintendent cancelled the show on Friday night after 6 PM. The final show was supposed to happen on Saturday afternoon in the black box theatre at Columbia. The students were devastated and flabbergasted. They had worked on the show for the academic year. They found another venue for Saturday night and put on the show but changed all the names and removed "Columbia High School" and "FNL" from the programs. They donated profits to the Diabetes Foundation. Today, Wednesday, the students who were involved in that sketch were told they had to be in an all day detention on Saturday from 9-3. Two of the students are not allowed to attend the prom. The two directors went searching for answers today and no administrator would grant them an audience. That is the truth. Perhaps the school district representative received inaccurate information. The truth is that when the students were asked to pull the skit, they said yes and wrote a new one to replace it. The show was cancelled anyway.

There's a petition up at Change.org that explains the situation as the FNL team sees it:
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-chs-administration-superintendent-osborne-and-the-somsd-board-of-ed-exonerate-the-members-of-friday-night-live
In the interest of fairness, let's see an article on this, please.

Please sign this petition in support.

Just to be clear—the students were not told to remove a skit prior to Thursday's show. That may be what the school district representative was told to say in her statement but it is patently untrue.

As the mom of an FNL cast member who has been in the show for the past three years, I will say this year's show may have broken some new ground in terms of raunchiness (this is the Judd Apetow generation, after all). But homophobic and racist? Absolutely not. In truth, the show is an equal opportunity offender. It pokes fun at nerds, jocks, hipsters, coaches, parents, teachers, you name it. Anyone who finds this type of material offensive to the point of reporting it to the administration should probably stay away from comedy in the 21st century.

Please sign the petition linked here or at least read it to get a more balanced and I think honest account of this controversy. Unfortunately the official Board of Ed. statement sent to the Patch appears to be a false presentation of what occurred..

http://www.change.org/petitions/the-chs-administration-superintendent-osborne-and-the-somsd-board-of-ed-exonerate-the-members-of-friday-night-live.

Columbia High School has to get their facts straight. The cast was never asked to remove the skit and the teacher that was being made fun of was performed by a student of the same race. Not to mention the fact that the said teacher told her own students that if they captured the skit on video, they would receive extra-credit. If anyone crossed a line regarding immaturity and professionalism it was this teacher. The way the cast reacted after being cancelled, despite their hard work, should be commended not condemned.

Thanks, everyone. Marcia Worth is now working on a follow-up story. All the emails, phone calls, and comments are greatly appreciated.

Honestly, that show truly was the best part of my time at CHS. It was funny. It was NOT all that offensive. The teacher who is causing all this has to get over herself. Waah.... students made a funny about you. Grow up.

This is sad. Education is about learning - even making mistakes for the purpose of learning. It is sad that the education folks making this decision seem to disregard the core purpose - the why of their role - education. Rules are not tools for learning - instead they stifle learning. Incredibly disappointed in the people making this decision - even considering the "facts" as they have been provided (and debated). John Harvey

To be clear, the teacher in question did not actually offer extra credit to her students, nor did a student videotape the performance. Those are rumors that should be dispelled on the grounds of protecting this teacher's character and well as maintaining maturity and integrity.