This was assigned for an eighth grade English class. It’s perfectly “age appropriate” for 13-14 year olds to be reading the diary of a normal 13 year old without it being censored. And BTW, the initial reports were incorrect. The book has not been “pulled” from the classroom or school. The eighth graders completed the original assignment and the school district is going have a committee review this and other books before the next school year, to come up with a list of books approved for use, which will allow parents to review before the school year starts.
First of all, If the parents feel that the original version is more appropriate, that is well within their rights as parents. It is THEIR JOB to censor things their kids are exposed to. It is also their job to teach kids about adult subjects when THEY feel it is appropriate.
The original version that her father published in 1947 is not “censored”. Get a grip. According to your logic, should every publisher be required to print original manuscripts of every author, without any editing and let 13 year olds read it? Otherwise it is censorship? Are there any limits to what we should allow 13 year olds to read?