As reported earlier, five artists sent by the New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) to a middle school in Vineland, NJ were denied their performance because of SARS fear. NYCCC and The 80-20 Initiative (80-20) jointly announced May 16 that a potentially dangerous precedent against all persons of Chinese descent in the US has been turned into a positive and inspiring precedent. On May 4, five artists sent by NYCCC to a middle school in Vineland, NJ were denied the opportunity to perform their contractual duties at the school owing to fear over SARS. The five have not been to "SARS affected areas" in the last two years, and the school knew about it in advance. Should this hysteria over SARS have been allowed to stand and spread, extreme harm could come to all persons of Chinese descent in the USA. Fortunately, under the inspiring leadership of Superintendent Clarence C. Hoover, III and Assistant Superintendent Mary Adair of the Vineland School District, the bad incident has been turned into an inspiring and positive precedent of how to overcome the SARS hysteria. Dr. Hoover said, "As the Superintendent of the Vineland Public Schools, I am making a public apology to all of these performers ..." He also said that the unfortunate incident will be used by the School District as "a teachable moment." He said, "Over the next several weeks, we will be working with our schools to heighten public awareness of SARS and .. to create a climate of understanding." The artists will be paid for the week as contracted. Their program will be re-scheduled if not this semester, then the next semester. Amy Chin, Executive Director of NYCCC, said, "I am happy to report to our community that this incident has been resolved to our Center's complete satisfaction. I want to acknowledge the enlightened leadership of Dr. Hoover and others. I also want to thank The 80-20 Initiative for its support to the Center and the Chinese community during this episode. In addition, the outpouring of letters and calls from concerned individuals and organizations from folks across the country has been very heartwarming for me and all the artists. This incident has truly strengthened our community in untold ways."