The explicit images, in and of itself, are concerning however, allowing this book to remain in our curriculum will set a bad precedent and open the door to who knows what else in the future." "The school’s firewall prevents students from accessing sites that show such images, yet the school finds it acceptable to include similar images in their curriculum. "Exposure to images such as those contained in this book should be a parent’s decision and it is not something that should be included as required reading by the school," the letter said. In a letter to community members circulated before a June 5 Board of Education meeting, those opposed to the book said that they aren't against the reasoning for its inclusion - an expansion of the high school English curriculum to include "a broad range of literature to reach all students, not just works that portray traditional gender and sexual identities." "Everyone forgets they are 14,15 and 16-year-olds that are in that school and will hear about this book. Sex education is completely different than a pornographic book with comic-like characters with blurbs above them having sex." "I just think the book has stupid cartoon pictures that a pornographic and should not be in the high school," said Cara Cerbone-Salas on the Facebook thread. "The pictures are so graphic, they were not permitted to be posted on this forum," Goode said.
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