God save us from "school officials."
One semester in "kid prison" our then 15-year-old son had to read three books in AP English whose plots all centered on a father raping his young daughter.
When I asked the teacher why three books with the same theme, she smiled and said, "That's life."
She was all of 26.
Donchaknow....26 years old imparts vast wisdom....:>)
AP English....unfortunately, they equate volumes of work with gifted experience.
How to make an easy, fun subject into something "hard?"
Quadruple the work load and act like an elite.