this story is quite local to where my dear friend @karobit.com has helped local educators order and receive books for a long long time. the way these parents talk about their children makes me afraid not just for the teachers but for the children themselves. these are frightening people.
and neither of these books are new assignments! they've both been assigned in schools locally for over a decade, practically since release. they've been vetted, not just for Honors courses.
kids whose parents don't want them to read an HONESTLY MILD book like "the perks of being a wallflower," which touches on vital issues like sexuality, mental health, and how children suffer if they suppress trauma, are telling on themselves if they claim their children "aren't allowed" to read it