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Parents and residents press Houston Public School District to review materials after alleged assignment of explicit films
Summary
Public commenters at the board meeting alleged film-study students were required to watch films with explicit content without parental consent, cited district policy 5 24 and state statutes, and prompted the district to open a materials-review process and consult MSBA guidance.
Public commenters urged the Houston Public School District to tighten curriculum vetting and parental-notification procedures after several parents and residents said film-study students had been required to view movies they described as explicit.
At the May meeting, Susan Rosenwald, who identified herself as speaking for students and parents, said the films assigned in a film-study course contained "themes and scenes" that fall within the district's policy 5 24 definition of material harmful to minors and called the situation "a systematic failure." She told the board the issue was first raised with the district on March 14 and criticized the district's initial response as "unacceptable," saying the process that followed felt like "damage control" rather than transparency.
Chad Rosenblum, who identified himself as an agent…
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