School boards can be so dumb! If you’re not from California you may not have seen this on the news. The Fremont, CA School Board has delayed the adoption of a 9th grade text that they’d previously approved of. It’s a new health book, called Your Health Today. What’s wrong? Is it because it was difficult reading, having been written for college kids, not 9th graders? No. Is it because it’s too expensive? Apparently not.
The problem is the sex education chapter. It discusses pornography, bondage, prostitution, sex toys, and the like. Didn’t anyone on the Board read the thing before deciding it was good for those young students?! Mmmmmm…..
Anyway, I have a solution. Keep the books and just tell the kids that they’re forbidden from reading that chapter. And have the parents do the same thing. After many years as a high school teacher and parent, I’m SURE that will work!
Oh, and tell the kids that other chapters are being considered for the ban, as well. That way most of the kids will read most of the book and think they’re getting away with something.