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Flowing Wells Witch Trial
The Flowing Wells Witch Trial was a series of events that resulted in the 1971 firing of Ann Stewart, a tenured teacher, by the Flowing Wells Unified School District under charges that she claimed to be a witch and taught witchcraft to her students. A later legal challenge overturned the firing and required the district to rehire the teacher.
==Background==
In late 1969, an expert on folklore and witchcraft from the University of Arizona was invited to speak to upperclassmen at Flowing Wells High School in northern Tucson, Arizona. The presentation included a description of physical attributes for witches. These included blond hair, a widow's peak, green or blue eyes, a preference for wearing devil's green (a shade between chartreuse and lime), and a pointed left ear.〔 Shortly thereafter, students began joking with Ann Stewart, an English instructor with over a decade teaching experience, about how closely she matched the description of a witch.〔 Seeing an opportunity to stimulate her student's interest in American literature and folklore, Stewart responded with "What do you think?" when her students asked if she was a witch.〔 As Stewart later explained, "I never said I was a witch, I told the students I had the physical characteristics of a witch, and they chose to believe I was one." She also suggested her students learn about astrology as another method to promote interest in literature.〔
During this time rumors grew among the student body that Stewart was a witch.〔 Some of the following year's incoming freshmen began speculating Stewart was a witch after she dressed as a witch for a presentation about folklore given at a local middle school.〔 Stewart claimed her discussions of witches and witchcraft were focused on their appearances in literature.〔 This view was not universal however as a petition signed by the majority of her fellow faculty supported her removal. As one student recalled, Stewart discussed witchcraft with her students but "did not try to influence or convince students of the reality of witchcraft."〔
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