Parents were angry and demanded sanctions. Erwin High School teacher Jesse Reeck cried. She was under fire for having her students post signs with phrases like “Illegals Go Home” and “America is for Americans” in the hall outside the classroom. Reeck said she was terribly sorry for letting the class assignment leak out of the safe confines of the classroom. From the drift of her response, the signs were intended to reflect political campaign rhetoric, and were in no way an exploration of value systems. In short, people who come to America illegally now have the power to silence free speech of citizens. Reeck, herself, is biracial and high on diversity.