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re: NH parent arrested for protesting graphic sex content in school assignment
Posted on 5/9/14 at 1:31 pm to NHTIGER
Posted on 5/9/14 at 1:31 pm to NHTIGER
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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.
It's good to know this context, but I would still have major issues concerning the content of the book. It seems to have been a really rash decision to approve it for 8th or 9th graders. To me, it is not fitting for 13 and 14-year olds. 17-18 perhaps.
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Posted on 5/9/14 at 1:36 pm to UGATiger26
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It's good to know this context, but I would still have major issues concerning the content of the book.
The content of the book is what is important. The local angle excuses nothing.
Posted on 5/9/14 at 1:48 pm to UGATiger26
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It's good to know this context, but I would still have major issues concerning the content of the book.
I pretty much avoided commenting on the content of the book because I think there is an argument for both sides.
The purpose of providing context was in response to the national publicity it has brought to my small NH county. Some websites have made the town sound like both a liberal bastion (due to the quoted passage in curriculum literature) and a nazi storm trooper site (due to the cop arresting and handcuffing the guy) at the same time. Liberals and libertarians are mad about the arrest - conservatives are mad about the book. Publicity-wise, Gilford looks bad either way.
The incident was a one-off incident that took place in a generally politically conservative town, but hardly a home to militias and religious zealots. I know the town, and many of its residents. It's a perfectly normal New Hampshire community that is friendly and receptive to both residents and the steady stream of tourists that visit every year. It's police force has never been seen as heavyhanded. Sometimes shite happens, and this time it happened in Gilford. Despite the national turmoil, the townspeople have simply flushed and moved on with their lives, lesson learned on all sides.
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