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Parent objects to assigned reading in English 2; district says chapters are skipped and committee reviewing
Summary
A parent read aloud an excerpt from a district-approved summer assignment for Advanced Honors English 2 and urged parental notification; the superintendent said the chapters in question are skipped in most classes and that the district has begun a committee review.
A public commenter asked the board to re-examine a mandated summer reading selection for Advanced Honors English 2, saying parents were not informed and quoting a passage she considered inappropriate for 14- to 15-year-old students.
"This is a mandated book by our district that our 15 14, 15 year old kids are required to read in order to take the class," the commenter said. She read from chapter 17 and urged the board to require parental waivers for mandated summer reads. Administrators responded that the book was on the approved list, the chapters cited are skipped in most classes, and the matter has been returned to the curriculum committee for reevaluation because material may be inappropriate.
The transcript records the complaint and the superintendent's reply but does not show a board vote or policy change on the curriculum item during this meeting.
