American Association For Nude Recreation

A Texas schoolteacher remains suspended with pay after claiming she was reprimanded due to a parent complaint that their child saw a nude sculpture on a trip to a Dallas museum, CBS News reports. Sydney McGee, a veteran art teacher, taught elementary school in the Dallas suburb of Frisco. Eighty-nine students from her fifth-grade classes toured the Dallas Museum of Art, where McGee concedes the tour likely included nudes. "It's not a place of pornography, it's art," McGee is quoted as saying. McGee has taught for 28 years and attended Oxford University during her graduate studies.

McGee's troubles started after the principal of Fisher Elementary told her a parent had complained about their child viewing nude art. Her dismissal stirred outrage and renewed discussion of Texas conservatism. As pressure mounted, school officials are now claiming that her dismissal has to do with other things such as not updating lesson plans and wearing flip-flops to work. The Frisco school board voted to keep McGee on suspension until the end of the school year and recommended that her contract not be renewed. Read more at Suspension.

Nude Swimmers Warned

The Wreck Beach Conservation Society is warning nude swimmers of pollutants in the water at the popular nude beach in Vancouver, CKNW (AM980) reports. The Society claims that there is more than rainwater draining off the north slope of University of British Columbia grounds and pollutants are present in the storm sewer runoff. Judy Williams, of the Conservation Society, claims that although money has been promised to find the source of the pollution, so far the money has not been released. Read more at Nude Swimmers.

Patrons Bare All In Library Protest

The Friends of the Kingsteignton Library in Devon Village in the UK were angry when they found out that the Devon Council was planning to close 12 branches of the library system. More than 1,000 people signed petitions to keep the library open and divert funds to other library expenses. On the spur of the moment, the Friends of Kingsteignton Library decided to bare all in a poster to garner support. Campaigner Mike Walters said, "We bared our souls to the public, saying that the library really has got to stay." More than just a library, the Friends feel the library is the center of the village where residents can use the computers and get information. It is also close to a school which uses it. Read more at Naked Campaign.

Nude Biker Ticketed For Helmet

A motorcyclist in Guelph, Ontario, wearing nothing but a football helmet was ticketed after police received calls about the naked rider. Police stopped the man and found the stunt was being filmed by a local car enthusiast club. Sergeant Cate Welsh promptly gave the man a ticket--for not wearing an approved motorcycle helmet.