Sonya Sones challenged; Marjorie Rawlings to stay in Honors English classroom.

• One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies has been officially challenged in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.  A sixth grade student brought it home from the Theisen Middle School library, her mother read it, and, as she (the mother) put it: 

"To the author's credit, it's a good story line, but it contains sexual content that my child, at that age, doesn't understand".

While it's certainly commendable that the parent in this case is closely involved in her daughter's life, it's unfortunate that she:

A)  Seems to feel that because she doesn't want her daughter reading the book, all other parents would feel the same way, and
B)  Isn't accounting for the fact that this is a middle school library, and that

i)  sixth graders are very different from eighth graders, not to mention that
ii)  sixth graders vary, too.

Anyway, the Reconsideration Committee has heard her complaint and there will be a public hearing on February 18.

• A review committee has recommended that The Yearling, which was challenged by a parent for its use of the n-word, stay in Chipley High School's 10th grade Honors English program.  The challenger has stated that she'll appeal the decision.  As is common in cases with complaints of this nature, it seems that the challenger wants to, in some way... ignore history.