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Parent tells Palmyra board online sixth‑grade assignment contained ‘mature’ material; board to review
Summary
Resident Kristen Hubbard told the board her sixth‑grade daughter, enrolled in Cougar/Accelerate Academy, was assigned discussion work about the Roman poet Ovid that highlighted sexually explicit reasons for exile; Hubbard asked the district to review the Accelerate Education materials and follow up.
Resident Kristen Hubbard told the Palmyra School Board on April 23 that her sixth‑grade daughter, enrolled in the district’s Cougar Academy online program (Accelerate Education), was exposed to material she considers inappropriate.
“My daughter was given a project…she was asked to research and discuss reasons for Ovid’s exile,” Hubbard said, pointing to materials in her packet that she said highlighted a passage described as “advice on how to seduce a woman.” She told the board students were asked to post responses to classmates,…
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