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Parent urges Pennridge to restore books and SEL removed under earlier curriculum changes
Summary
A parent said the district’s earlier curriculum changes removed books including Tears for a Tiger and elements of social‑emotional learning; she said that omission reduces students’ access to conversations about depression and suicide and announced she will opt her child out of ‘Vermillion’ curriculum.
During the student services public comment period, Laura Foster identified herself as a parent from East Rock Hill and urged the district to restore books and social‑emotional learning (SEL) materials she said were removed previously under what she called the "Vermillion" curriculum changes.
Foster said her seventh‑grade child’s ELA class lacked the book Tears for a Tiger, which she…
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