re: NH parent arrested for protesting graphic sex content in school assignment

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Just a background note, NH voted for Obama 52-46 in 2012, but Gilford voted Romney 53-46. It's a wealthy small resort town and does not have a history of political crap going on. Half of my friends from high school were from there because back then they did not have their own high school. It's a perfectly normal town and a great place to live. Once the summer tourists start arriving on Memorial Day weekend, nobody up here will be talking about this any more - even though others might be. The guy got the policy change he wanted, and I expect the charge against him may quietly be dropped.

As for the book and how it got to be in the Gilford curriculum, the author is a NH writer and she went to Gilford High School in 2007 and discussed the book with students back then before the book was even released to the general public. It has been read by classes there ever since. The book was a NY Times #1 best seller, as was another of her books. Whether it makes sense or not, NH authors are often granted preference on reading lists at schools throughout the state. The theory is that it encourages students to read with more interest when the author shows up now and then to discuss the book in person, as they often do.

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