School district removes books from English class

http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/texas/texas-school-district-temporarily-bans-7-books/nhRzM/

          A Dallas-area school district has removed seven books from its high-school approved list after parents complained that the books contained "sex scenes, and a reference to rape, abuse, and abortion". While the removal is only temporary, according to district superintendent Dawson Orr, the process of reviewing the books for potential reinstatement into the curriculum could take months. Teachers will send home permission slips for students if the books in class contain mature content. If the parents decide not to let their child read the book, they can request another option to read for class.One parent stated that this was not about banning books, as the book was still available in the library. However, she was not happy that the book was mandatory reading in the class room.

          I think this is important because too often are our children shielded and protected from perceived dangers. Parents are either ignorant to what their children are exposed to on a daily basis outside of school, or they just don't care. We shouldn't be banning these good books just because a few loud parents don't want their child exposed to this. I think it's better that they are exposed to sex and other mature content in the controlled environment of a classroom, rather than on TV or on the internet. Students, especially once in high school, have easy access to all sorts of sex and violent programs from other sources, so why shouldn't they be receiving a little education in the process? This problem seems to be getting worse, as every year we hear about another school district banning another book just because there's a naughty word in it that the student has almost surely heard from other sources before.