[SOUL] Program in Chico, California and the Waller Scholars in Atlanta, Georgia. The group has also drawn some negative attention. Connie Heermann, a teacher in Perry Township, Indiana, used The Freedom Writers Diary as part of her curriculum and received a one and a half year suspension. Objections to the language and sexual content in the book may have contributed to the controversy. See also Young Storytellers Foundation References External links Official Foundation Website Learning for a Cause, a similar organization of Canadian origin. Non-profit organizations based in California