In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled 11-Year-Old Leaves Schoolboard SHOCKED After Reading Inappropriate Book From School Library Out Loud, ransomnote wrote: ransomnote: The boy introduces himself, says he's 11 years old, in 6th grade, and says he attends Windam Middle School.
The young man reads about a sexual encounter between two boys - that portion comprises the first 1 minute, 16 seconds of the video.
Youtube bleeped out the f-word, apparently because the school doesn't control what YOUTUBE will display (can't be everywhere!) to children.
1:13 "The librarian asked if I wanted more and if I wanted the graphic novel version."
I checked and it looks like the boy attends school in Windam Maine.
Google search results indicate people have recently been seeking the name of the school principal, and information about the issue regarding a book controversy
Who is the principal of Windham Middle School CT?Carlos DeLa Barrera
cdelabarrera@windham.k12.ct.us
"Dear WMS families, Let me start by introducing myself; my name is Carlos de la Barrera and I am WMS's new Executive Principal."What is the Windham middle school book controversy?They have also challenged “Nick and Charlie,” a book by Alice Oseman about a relationship between two teenage boys, currently available at Windham Middle School, and “Identical” by Ellen Hopkins, currently at the high school, because of its depictions of incest and sexual abuse.Mar 22, 2023The 'principals' page offers his introduction first in Spanish, and then in English.
https://wms.windhamps.org/o/wms/page/principals-page
Here's the general school webpage
https://wms.rsu14.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1194444&type=d&pREC_ID=1374905
Windham Middle School
408 Gray Rd.
Windham, ME 04062
Telephone:
Voice (207) 892-1820
Fax (207) 892-1826
Office Hours:
7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
