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PDFJennifer Swedelson told me she was shocked when her 10-year-old daughter, Kaleigh, brought home the book, "What's The Big Secret?" from her Oak Harbor, Washington school.
She said she started flipping through the book and noticed it started talking more and more about sex, until she realized it was completely too graphic for her 10-year-old daughter. She said the book was discussing "different kinds of touching" and "masturbation," something she felt was not appropriate for 10-year-olds.
She said, "I just thought the school was doing a better job monitoring these kinds of things."
I asked if she had any prior concerns. She said, "No, I just wasn't concerned about that kind of problem occurring because I thought they were watching for that kind of thing."
She told me the librarian told her that she tries to avoid checking out the book to young kids, but it is available to all kids.
Jennifer has filed a complaint against the school. She is asking the school provide more information to parents regarding content and availability of this kind of material.
The school district's response has been typical. It is what they most often say when parents become vigilant and active, "We have never had a problem with offering the book to students until now," essentially saying, "you are the only one who has had this problem."
FOX carried this story on their web site. I have linked it here.
Interestingly, I noticed that Denny Casey (or Casey Denny) posted that he grew up and attended school in Oak Harbor and was shocked. "I cannot believe," he posted, "the school would allow such a thing in their libraries to be checked out by kids of all ages. Not just 5th graders mind you but K-5. And they think it's OK?"
The rush to re-educate our kids morally and culturally has created a false sense of "normal" in public education. It is a new "Normal" that is often in direct conflict with what parents believe and what they want their children taught.
Jennifer told me she is certainly going to pay more attention to these kinds of things going forward.
This is why we encourage people to:
Be Vigilant. Be Discerning. Be Informed. Be Vocal. Be Active. Be Prayerful. Be Blessed.
__________
Gary Randall
President
Faith and Freedom
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She said she started flipping through the book and noticed it started talking more and more about sex, until she realized it was completely too graphic for her 10-year-old daughter. She said the book was discussing "different kinds of touching" and "masturbation," something she felt was not appropriate for 10-year-olds.
She said, "I just thought the school was doing a better job monitoring these kinds of things."
I asked if she had any prior concerns. She said, "No, I just wasn't concerned about that kind of problem occurring because I thought they were watching for that kind of thing."
She told me the librarian told her that she tries to avoid checking out the book to young kids, but it is available to all kids.
Jennifer has filed a complaint against the school. She is asking the school provide more information to parents regarding content and availability of this kind of material.
The school district's response has been typical. It is what they most often say when parents become vigilant and active, "We have never had a problem with offering the book to students until now," essentially saying, "you are the only one who has had this problem."
FOX carried this story on their web site. I have linked it here.
Interestingly, I noticed that Denny Casey (or Casey Denny) posted that he grew up and attended school in Oak Harbor and was shocked. "I cannot believe," he posted, "the school would allow such a thing in their libraries to be checked out by kids of all ages. Not just 5th graders mind you but K-5. And they think it's OK?"
The rush to re-educate our kids morally and culturally has created a false sense of "normal" in public education. It is a new "Normal" that is often in direct conflict with what parents believe and what they want their children taught.
Jennifer told me she is certainly going to pay more attention to these kinds of things going forward.
This is why we encourage people to:
Be Vigilant. Be Discerning. Be Informed. Be Vocal. Be Active. Be Prayerful. Be Blessed.
__________
Gary Randall
President
Faith and Freedom
Click here to add these blogs to your email inbox.