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Guyincognito4269 t1_jdvprw8 wrote
Yes, because what's better than exploring mental health issues? Pretending they don't exist. That will solve everything!
askme_if_im_a_chair t1_jdvsqx6 wrote
Is this backwards southern fascist shit making its way up north?
buddhamanjpb t1_jdvugqu wrote
It has been for some time now.
Quick question for you though...Are you a chair?
askme_if_im_a_chair t1_jdvunfr wrote
Oh god they're onto me
CocaineSlippers t1_jdvy4gf wrote
13 Reasons why was better
Reward_Antique t1_jdw17j2 wrote
That's one of the best books of the US 20th c. I am so sickened by this censorship, here. I read it at 16 or so and it was just so wonderfully written, in a very unusual 1st person plural voice- an extraordinary piece of literature. I hope the kids will all read it now, even the ones who hasn't explicitly signed up for a dark literature course
Ediited because I was too upset to spell.
BitterStatus9 t1_jdw33vx wrote
Luckily, now none of the kids can read it on their own, and will never see it or know what is in it. Whew! OK kids, back on TikTok, there's a new fat shaming video that is SO HILARIOUS!
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LauraPalmersMom430 t1_jdw5m0t wrote
Absolutely not.
waheifilmguy t1_jdw72by wrote
WAs hoping this bullshit wouldn't make its way to Rhody, but here we are. I guess it was inevitable. Interesting how people want to keep their kids "innocent" until they are adults...how the F are they going to function in a world they have no conception of?
LibraryGoddess t1_jdwa5m0 wrote
It's already in RI. From the public spectacles at the NK School Committee meetings over the graphic novel Gender Queer, that same book's banning in Lincoln, to the Smithfield School Committee meeting that tried to have 3 children's books removed from the elementary libraries, it's already here.
waheifilmguy t1_jdwadkh wrote
Well that sucks to hear. I hadn't seen those stories.
Dances_With_Cheese t1_jdwe0v9 wrote
If you’re concerned at all about this then get involved with your school committee. They’re elected positions and they aren’t usually competitive races. In EP one Ward had a candidate who was part of the Gaspee project and had spoken at events discussing subverting school boards and also featuring Proudboys as speakers. She was beaten because she was outed and an organized resistance put up. Fight now, not later.
VectorPunk t1_jdwlzof wrote
I had the teacher in question 15+ years ago. She was a damn good teacher and it is horrible that some entitled parent did this.
Imaginary_Kangaroo80 t1_jdwnyes wrote
How the hell is this book a “how to kill yourself” book.
Imaginary_Kangaroo80 t1_jdwo64a wrote
Boom was a mediocre read
Leftbehind25 t1_jdwoao6 wrote
Yes! I had her too, many years ago, and she was amazing
VectorPunk t1_jdwoo4y wrote
I 100% failed her English class bc I didn’t do anything, but I have fond memories of the Great Gatsby party we did in her class. She was also dope as hell when I took her for drama the following year.
i_nobes_what_i_nobes t1_jdwpr9n wrote
Because the person who opposes it is a moron.
And I would be beyond embarrassed if this was my parent.
AhChingados t1_jdwtz5d wrote
What’s next? Shakespeare, kids might be stabbing each other and saying “Et Tu Brute?”
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beerspeaks t1_jdx4vlv wrote
It's not southern.
Make your way 15 minutes outside of pretty much any city in the country and your encounter this backwards behavior.
spundnix32 t1_jdx7xxj wrote
I just finished reading it. WTF the issues in the book are exactly what needs to be discussed with young people today!
ABeeLoo5 t1_jdx8gsp wrote
Same here! She was super engaging. As a kid, I didn’t know what I had!
clambo14 t1_jdxd7yy wrote
She would probably appreciate hearing from you and the others (below). Just a quick email.
VectorPunk t1_jdxezqo wrote
This happening throughout the country. There is no longer a “blue-red” state divide but rather a rural, poorly educated and suburban/urban educated divide.
Leftbehind25 t1_jdxf75z wrote
Did do the GG, but we did the Oddsey, Crucible and Iliad. She did lead drama club which was a hoot
VectorPunk t1_jdxg4ss wrote
Go to scituate or bville or literally any rural mostly white town in the USA and then tell me.
bardown87 t1_jdxl7bl wrote
She was a fantastic teacher, and the books she taught in class were the only ones I actually read in high school.
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TheOldestMillenial1 t1_jdxou8x wrote
It's a masterfully written story about teen suicide and the shadows the young deaths cast on their families and community. One of my favorite books of all time.
FourAM t1_jdxw3fd wrote
Let me guess, was it that woman who keeps trying up school districts in the state with hundreds and hundreds of FOIA requests for all syllabus and course materials?
theanti_girl OP t1_jdxxhql wrote
Nah, that’s North Kingstown. This apparently is an actual district parent. An idiot, but a real parent.
Civil-Crew-1611 t1_jdxzyzq wrote
The new CRT is SEL, people are so angered by children learning about social/emotional regulation and learning. It’s bananas!
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vdhsnfbdg t1_jdyjzed wrote
She got me into poetry memorization & recitation! Tough teacher but love her
dpez1111 t1_je39mrq wrote
Same people mad at this are ok with banning Dr. Seuss books.
Cobrawine66 t1_je5kpph wrote
I'm reading a Jodie Picolt that was banned in some places in Florida. It's very clear to me that for this book, it offended holocaust deniers.
Reward_Antique t1_je5vzt4 wrote
Which one of hers?
Cobrawine66 t1_je5xam9 wrote
The Storyteller.
theanti_girl OP t1_jdvobee wrote
Full discretion: I have not read this book.
What I’m most intrigued by is… the parent had the syllabus at the beginning of the course and signed off on it. I guarantee it listed the specific books. Their objection is “I assumed it was approved by the district.” Why does that change anything?
And second, they reference Common Sense Media’s rating of the book as 17+. This class is an elective only open to 11th and 12th graders, so generally that audience.
“There is such a high rate of mental health issues with kids these days,” the parent said. “Kids shouldn’t have to read this.” No one has to. It’s an elective. Don’t take the class if you don’t want to read it.