Help us remove the book, The Chocolate War from the Mobile County Public School Systems required reading list for Eighth Graders

Below you will find a press release about the Mobile County School system requiring children in the eight grade to read The Chocolate War, by Richard Cormier. This petition's intent is to get the scho... continue reading »

500 signatures Goal: 1,000
All Signatures (500 total)
301.
Deborah As 30 March 2011

"Prayer not profanity is needed at school"

302.
Dusty S 24 March 2011

"what a bunch of smut and my child isin the eight grade and to think that my eighth grader will have to read this no way he will get a big fat O for that"

303.
Lasonya W 21 March 2011

"I would never allow my son to read a book of this nature for school or any other time because all it would do is get his mind on other things when he in fact should be worrying about school work !"

304.
Cindy L 20 March 2011

"I support this petition"

305.
Ray J 15 March 2011

"Someone should be hung out to dry for this"

306.
Rhonda Dl 14 March 2011

"Unbelievable. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I read all my childrens' books also; this book just wasn't chosen."

307.
Mrs Irbleb 12 March 2011

"Please do not require this book to read. Our children should not have to be subjected to this kind of reading in a public school."

308.
Alicia H 3 March 2011

"I support this petition"

309.
G Cg 3 March 2011

"I support this petition"

310.
Richard W 26 February 2011

"I support this petition"

311.
Alma G 25 February 2011

"Please add my name to this petition..."

312.
Emily H 22 February 2011

"I support this petition"

313.
Christine L 12 February 2011

"I support this petition"

314.
Sharon E 3 February 2011

"I support this petition"

315.
Gail J 3 February 2011

"I support this petition"

316.
Stella Jr 23 January 2011

"I am a teacher at HMS. I believe there are thousands of other books that would better serve our children. Please Remove this Book! Thank You!"

317.
Greta O 10 January 2011

"Hopefully this was an oversite, but please remove the book from the reading list."

318.
Mina P 30 December 2010

"I support this petition"

319.
Donald P 25 December 2010

"MCPSS Shopuld be ASHAMED for letting this trash into our school system. No wonder there are such language and sexual problems with our youth. This book needs to be banned from any library where children can get to it."

320.
Trish K 24 December 2010

"MORTIFIED THIS COULD EVER BE REQUIRED READING AT ANY GRADE LEVEL"

321.
Eric Andterryh 12 December 2010

"I support this petition"

322.
Shirleyphillips Avila 10 December 2010

"I support this petition"

323.
Joyce Dr 7 December 2010

"As a former children's librarian and teacher, I had heard of but not read this book. Assuming the quotes here to be accurate I know that I would find it extremely difficult to teach this to any student, middle school or otherwise. Therefore I can only rec"

324.
Greg P 6 December 2010

"I support this petition"

325.
Traci Cg 29 November 2010

"My child is entering the 8th grade next year (2008) and WILL NOT read this book"

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