We, many concerned parents and community members, present our petition to the Jordan School District Board of Education. We wish to express our deepest objection to Bingham High School’s recent production of the play “Dead Man Walking.” This production contained offensive materials not suited for a high school play and in violation of district policy which requires drama productions to stay within “acceptable community standards.” This content included profanity, sexual language, violence, rape, murder, racism, smoking, and mockery of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. We have also been informed that the faculty and administration of Bingham High School violated school district policy in the selection of this play. Certain district procedures were not followed and appropriate district approvals were not obtained to present this play. The play uses the Bible and religious ideas to support an anti-capital punishment political agenda. The theater students along with the students in the audience were exposed to an unbalanced and biased view of capital punishment. Our tax dollars and our students, most of which are minors, were used to support a political agenda of the high school faculty, who are in a position of great influence and trust. This play is part of a national campaign called the “Dead Man Walking School Theater Project.” Its purpose is to influence the views of our students and community against capital punishment. We have also been informed that all proceeds from the play attendance were donated to this national project thus funding their continued political agenda. We demand redress for this violation of our parental and public trust. We demand an apology addressed to all Bingham High School students and the community. This apology should include an admittance of violation of school district policy, an apology for exposing students and all others to inappropriate content, a statement that the presentation of the capital punishment issue did not represent the position of the school or the school district, and an assurance that this offense will not happen again. Reprimands commensurate with the severity of the violations of policy and public trust should be administered to the high school faculty and Principal.