I read the synopsis of the book(thanks for the link). I can see where a book like this wouldn’t be appropriate for a 10yo but an entire school system ban seems an overreach.
It would be nice to ensure that as a parent, I was the one introducing topics to my child but having raised her already, I realize that unless I kept her at home her entire childhood, that’s a pipe dream. I would have been ok with that book being at her school and if she had read it, she most likely would have talked to me about it as we had many candid conversations on sexuality, relationships and other topics that she came to be aware of via the internet, media or friends.
I’m originally from Utah, and I actually grew up “LDS” (Mormon). My family member’s are still strong believers. I consider myself agnostic now.
That being said, I think that parents should be given the perogative to introduce certain things to their kids.
This is the one book on the list by Judy Blume: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever…_(novel)
I think that’s a reasonable book to not have in a school library.
I’m completely open to questions or arguments with my point of view.
I read the synopsis of the book(thanks for the link). I can see where a book like this wouldn’t be appropriate for a 10yo but an entire school system ban seems an overreach.
It would be nice to ensure that as a parent, I was the one introducing topics to my child but having raised her already, I realize that unless I kept her at home her entire childhood, that’s a pipe dream. I would have been ok with that book being at her school and if she had read it, she most likely would have talked to me about it as we had many candid conversations on sexuality, relationships and other topics that she came to be aware of via the internet, media or friends.