Book challenge procedure? What book challenge procedure?
After the meeting School Superintendent Dr. James P. McIntyre, Jr. told the Journal that the parent identified this as an issue a couple of weeks ago and they have already removed it from the required reading list. He didn’t say whether the book was still in the schools.
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Dr. McIntyre said it was his opinion the matter had been resolved by removing the book as required reading.
A) So... that sets an awesome precedent, right?
B) Re: the actual complaint, I can't think of another scene in YA lit that promotes abstinence MORE than that excruciating scene in Looking for Alaska, but whatevs.
I suppose it's time to re-visit this video, yes?:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMPtYvZ8tM]