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 »
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"Please take this book as far away from our children as possible. No wonder we have so many teen pregancies!! You are getting them ready for it! I'm ashamed that our Mobile County school systems have become this immoral. Such a disappointment."
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"It's unbeleivable our educators feel the need to further pervert our already misaligned education system."
"I'm so glad my children DO NOT go to Hankins Middle School!!!!"
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"The words used in this book would get a student or employee in trouble according to School Board Policy. Who in their right mind would require it to be read. I don't believe the School Board would encourage the actions taken in this book."
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"I can't believe the school board would let children read such!"
"I am appauled that you would require a child to read this book. Do they allow their own children to read this trash? and if so, I know I don't want them in charge of my children"
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"The Ten Commandments have never been rescinded. They are and always will be "COMMANDMENTS". They are not suggestions."
"Lower schools should teach classics and leave so called "modern art" to the colleges!!"
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"This book is an outrage! Please do not subject our children to this filth!"
"I want to know who or what panel of experts decided this book necessary for our children to read. What is the educational purpose here? They do remember these kids are just eighth graders, right?"
"Disgusting, my kids are grown but if this had been required while they were in school I would have banned the reading whatever the consequences from the school. I don't believe anyone sends their children to school for that type of learning. What is going"
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"dis book is bad"
