Posted on 05/19/2023 1:05:23 PM PDT by simpson96
An Illinois teacher of over 20 years had the cops called on her after she gave her middle school students the option of reading a book about sexuality and gender.
Sarah Bonner held a “book tasting” for students in March and offered an array of fiction and nonfiction titles including Juno Dawson’s “This Book Is Gay,” which quickly became the epicenter of a massive controversy when parents called the police over the book choice.
“I wanted to give them a smattering of fiction and nonfiction to choose from on a day that we call ‘Reading Monday,'” Bonner told Today.com. “We just read and celebrate books.”
Bonner, 42, learned that parents had gotten hold of pictures their eighth-graders snapped on their phones of the book during class.
The parents filed a police report against the teacher for child endangerment.
“The notion that I was putting children in danger because of books — I didn’t feel safe,” Bonner told Today. “I knew I couldn’t go back.”
The best-selling nonfiction book has been promoted by publishers as an informational guide for “everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference.” It is also the ninth-most banned book in America, according to Publishers Weekly.
The day after she learned of the police report, Bonner received a letter saying she had been placed on administrative leave at Heyworth Junior High School.
The letter, which was reviewed by Today, said the district “recently became aware of certain allegations” against Bonner and was investigating. Until the investigation was complete, Bonner was told “not to perform any duties for the school district.”
Instead, Bonner decided to resign.
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When the courts went after Larry Flint, they used the “community standards” to go after Hustler. I don’t think it went well, but it’s something.
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