Bless Me, Ultima challenged in Idaho.

Bless me ultimaFrom the Teton Valley News:

The English department unanimously selected to include this piece on the sophomores’ required reading list, a decision endorsed by High School Principal Frank Mello. Since Sunday, Nov. 3, fierce debate has enshrouded this decision that began with a Facebook post by Shaylee Kearsley.

Kearsley’s post read, “Those parents that have sophomores in Mrs. Pence’s class, they are reading a terrible book called Bless Me, Ultima. Please scan through the book, ask your child. It is a terrible book and my son will not read another page of it. This is a mandatory read. They are half way done with it. We will be talking to the principal and Mrs. Pence tomorrow about banning the book.(ed.)”

In case you're wondering, yes, the school DID offer an alternative read: Wuthering Heights

Heh. I love that Wuthering Heights passes as "non-objectionable". 

Anyway, in case you'd forgotten, we've been on this ride before: seven years ago, in Colorado. THAT one was fun (<--To watch from afar. I doubt very much that it was remotely fun for the teachers.), as it resulted in a LOT of protesting by students, including a sit-in.