When [a] student asked the question about taking part in [peace] demonstrations, Mayer said, she replied that there were peace marches in Bloomington, that she blew her horn whenever she saw a “Honk for Peace” sign, and that people should seek peaceful solutions before going to war.

A student complained to her father, who complained to the principal, who canceled the school's annual “Peace Month” observance and told Mayer never to discuss the war or her political views in class.