*Two* boys? Wouldn't four be twice the fun?
Posted on 04/25/2014 6:06:59 AM PDT by massmike
“Two Boys Kissing” will stay in Fauquier High School’s library.
FHS parent Jessica Wilson made an official complaint to remove the book from the school library on Feb. 7, because she believed that the cover of the book condoned public displays of affection, which are against school policy.
Marie Miller, a teacher at FHS and the advisor for the school publication The Falconer said that she believes that those opposing the book were doing so not because of it’s lack of appropriateness for the students, but because it is a story about gay teens.
“If the focus of this book was on heterosexual teen relationships, it would not be the subject of a book challenge,” said Miller.
John Green, a member of the Fauquier County Transportation Committee, said that he doesn’t think that the material in the book is suitable for children under 18.
“Most High School students are under the age of 18,” said Green. “According to the Virginia Code, they are juveniles. The Virginia Code also defines obscene as material that as a whole appeals to an apparent interest in sex and excites lust. This book, I believe, meets that definition and is being made available to juveniles, which I believe to be inappropriate.”
JoEllen Murphy, a community member and parent, said that if the book were a movie, it wouldn’t be made available to minors.
“The ‘F-word’ is used 10 times,” said Murphy. “If this were a movie, it would be ‘R-rated.’ According to movie guidelines, ‘R-rated’ movies require a parent or guardian to be present during the viewing of the film. So if this were a DVD, and that library were a video store, the children would not be able to check it out.”
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Nearby county to me..
Yes, it is Fauquier County, named after Francis Fauquier
Pronounced faw keer’
*Two* boys? Wouldn't four be twice the fun?
This is exactly what Putin has outlawed.
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Only for others, certainly not for himself.
Vlad is a gay as they come. Self loathing gay that cannot come out of the closet because he would be assassinated were it to become widely known.
Google putin kisses boys stomach if you doubt the veracity of my statement.
How many straight men do you know that lift a boys shirt (no relation, total stranger) and kiss them on the stomach? would you permit that to happen to your 8 year old son, and what would you call the man who tried it?
I have been known to incorrectly shelve inappropriate books in a library. Stealing is over a line that I don’t cross, but putting an inappropriate book on the wrong shelf, behind something that no one is likely to move for years strikes me as an excellent option.
homosexual is just about recreational sex.
they might as well have all “adult” publications on the school shelves.
This is nothing other than a cultivating/recruiting tool for predators.
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