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I'm constantly puzzled by the way schools promote profanity and sexual explicit materials as part of an "education."

Illinois School District Ignores Parents' Objections to Books

Parents of middle school students in Oaklawn, Ill., are angry with the local school board for apparently disregarding their objections to three adult-themed books on a summer reading list.

One book, titled Fat Kid Rules the World, has the F-word on more than a hundred pages, plus other profanities and sexual situations.

For two hours, more than a dozen parents pleaded with Illinois School District 126 to yank it from the shelves. But the school board came to the meeting with a written refusal already in hand.

So schools ignore the great works of classical literature and pick this trash. I don't care if the author has something profound to say. If she can't say it with less than a hundered "f-words," it doesn't matter.

This story reminds me of similar issues at my local public schools.


As a side note, the book's plot line is a great example of how public school is a miserable place to be.


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