Central Fla. Mom Says Assigned School Novel Is Porn

Local 6 (Florida) ^ | September 14, 2005

[Stoat]

Central Fla. Mom Says Assigned School Novel Is Porn

 

POSTED: 5:27 pm EDT September 13, 2005

UPDATED: 6:25 am EDT September 14, 2005

 

DELAND, Fla. -- A mother of an 11th grade student in Deland filed a formal complaint Tuesday claiming a book her daughter was assigned to read by her literature teacher is pornography.

Vikki Reed said a 1992 novel, "Cracking India" by Bapsi Sihwal, given to her daughter to read by a Deland High School teacher is not suitable for students and should be banned. The novel details historic events in India in the 1940s through the eyes of a young girl.

However, Reed says it discusses oral sex and should not be assigned to students. "The real issue is a 9-year-old girl having or being introduced to oral sex by her cousin who is going through puberty," Reed said. "To me, that is totally inappropriate. I don't know where learning about India would involve learning about oral sex."

The book was recommended to Deland High School students to broaden literary horizons, Local 6 News reporter Tarik Minor said. "Clearly there is explicit language in the book," school board member Chris Colwell said. "Clearly the book contains material that does require a mature reader."

School board members have assigned a committee to review the book. Reed's complaint is based on four pages of the 289-page book.

"I was appalled and, to be honest with you, I was a little amazed because my daughter has been in school for 11 years now and I never thought I needed to go through and censor what she is reading," Vikki Reed said. The committee will deliver their findings about the book to the school board in about a month.

[Stoat]

"The committee will deliver their findings about the book to the school board in about a month."

I'm guessing that this long timeframe has to do with the deficient reading skill levels of the committee members.

I haven't read the book, but I'm guessing that there are a number of 'teachers' in this school district who have.  What happened to basic professional standards?

What happened to the very strict laws pertaining to exposing minors to pornography?

So, for the next MONTH (at least), the children will continue to be exposed to this until the 'committee' releases it's 'findings'.

I'm wondering if the school district response to this would be the same if the book featured homosexual porn instead?

Just curious.

 

 

[sandydipper]

depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is .......

[GrandEagle]

I never thought I needed to go through and censor what she is reading
Clearly naive to the cultural war.

[Zavien Doombringer]

I read an assigned book that my oldest was given to read. I was taken back by the explicite detail of an actual sexual interlude in a grassy feild, right down to the heel prints in the soft earth...I scanned the pages and sent it to the school board, all members whose emails were listed and waited. I never got a responce, but my son never return home with that book again...

[highnoon]

>I'm wondering if the school district response to this would be the same if the book featured homosexual porn instead<

I took Latin 10th - 12th grade and somewhere in there, we had to read a book about the Roman empire that had homosexual implications, and I don't remember anyone complaining or talking to a lawyer. It's a book for Pete's sake. Next thing you know, Tom Sawyer will be homo-erotic because he is a 'cross-dresser'.

This woman needs to sit down and explain things sexual to her daughter (or perhaps have her daughter explain things to her).

[Sir Gawain]

The Koran is child porn as well.

[Old North State]

It requires a committee and a month to review 4 pages in a crap novel? If I was a student I would remember this the next time I got a homework assignment.

[Dark Skies]

I haven't read the book but checked the reviews in Amazon to see what was said about it. Here is the link if any of you are interested (good reviews, no mention of porn)...

Cracking India at Amazon

[theDentist]

I think there was another "Summertime Reading" book or two that were along the same lines.

[DJ MacWoW]

This woman needs to sit down and explain things sexual to her daughter (or perhaps have her daughter explain things to her).

Explain to me why a 9 yr old needs to know about oral sex?

[Lunatic Fringe]

Lady, your 11th grade daughter probably knows more about oral sex than you do.

Parental censorship... "porn"? geez.

[mlc9852]

Parents have a right to decide if something is appropriate for their child. I told one of my daughter's teachers once that she was not reading an assigned book and they let her read another one.

[sine_nomine]

The Department of Education, SIECUS, and Planned Parenthood have been importing porn into the public (and in many cases private) schools for decades. The basic attitude 30 years ago was - If an adult can do the act, it is a right for children to do the same things.

One discussion question was - What about oral sex and foam?

I had no support when I opposed this in a small town decades ago. The Jesuit priest in town also supported it in his school. Some Catholic parents were appalled. They got nowhere. The clergy supported it enthusiastically or through their utter silence.

[Lunatic Fringe]

The 9-year old is the character in the book. The woman's daughter is in 11th grade.

[manwiththehands]

But oral sex isn't "sex". Get a grip! /sarc

[Ciexyz]

My solution: private school or home schooling. You just can't get away from this sh** in the Public Schools.

[DJ MacWoW]

The 9-year old is the character in the book. The woman's daughter is in 11th grade.

I got that part. The story is about introducing a 9 yr old to oral sex. You don't see this as child porn?

[Dante3]

With great many excellent books available, there is no need to assigne something like this.

[Clemenza]

May I suggest this woman give her 11th grade daughter "The Story of O" instead?

[Tax-chick]

Suetonius' "Twelve Caesars"?