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Vegan views may cost teacher's job: He has held class discussions on diet.

Article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Article date: September 7, 2007

Byline: Jeff Long and Carolyn Starks

Sep. 7--Dave Warwak has taught art at Fox River Grove Middle School for eight years, and for most of that time, he was happy to eat meatloaf, hot dogs or whatever else the cafeteria workers dished out.

But in January he became a vegan and started spreading the word about the benefits of a meatless diet to students at the McHenry County school. He even built an exhibit out of candy that depicted animals in cages and as road kill.

On Thursday, Warwak said his ...

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