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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]From a parent perspective, you need to fill out a form and send some email messages. How is that time consuming?[/quote]

If your goal is to get it removed, it can takes months. [/quote]

If it’s so obviously terrible it could only take one email to the principal.

But if it’s less obvious then they should take time to carefully reviewed.

For example, how many idiots on here thought there was pedophilia in Lawn Boy - because they hadn’t actually read it.

One of the first questions on the form is “have you read it?”.  :lol: 
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I stayed up last night to read it and now I got a greater issue with this book. 😂 authentic emotions and human attractions absolutely do not need to classify or define ones gender. gender is a social construct, human relationship should not be reduced to a hashtag.

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I read it yesterday/early this morning as well.  But I thought it was thought provoking and would lead to an interesting discussion about the idea of the American dream.  Also, definitely not pedophilia.  Every book in the library is not for every student, but there should be a book in the library for every student.  If we take every book that is not in anyway controversial out of the library, I guarantee that book circulation goes down.  Do you want non-readers or do you want critical thinkers? [/quote]

The book is pretty graphic, if my kid secretly stash a copy under his pillow at age 16, fine. But if he read it at 12/6th grade, I would definitely have issues. When I studied classics in college, most of the incest, rape and torture weren’t this explicit and it did not deter us from being critical.
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There was no incest, rape, or torture in the book. And the book is in high school libraries (and two secondary libraries, but what are they supposed to do...only have content appropriate for middle schoolers in a high school library), so a 6th grader would not have access to it. [/quote]

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