Georgia school board member cuts off concerned parent reading explicit passage from book available to students, calls it 'inappropriate.'
Glenbrook, Illinois parents Jennifer Preston and Paul Kelly, who attended the school board meeting, discuss their reactions to the tense exchange.cut off a mother reading sexually explicit content from a book available to high school students in the district, saying the passage was"inappropriate" for any children to potentially hear.identified as Patsy Jordan told the angry mother after she read a sexually-charged passage from the book"Homegoing.
"All this happened under your watch," the parent told the board."Maybe if you spent more time reading these books instead of calculating the statistical demographics of those submitting the books, you wouldn't grooming our children. You're saying that we're embarrassing you? Well, you're embarrassing us and our kids. It's not OK! You are supposed to be giving them a safe space in school.
The spokesperson added that the concerned parent does not have students at the high school level within the school district and"had been repeatedly advised" she could file a challenge to remove the book, but has not done so. The book is only available to high school-aged students in the district, and parents"have the right to restrict their child from checking out books from media centers.
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