Current mood:

angry

A book not banned...YET.
Thanks for the link, Jan.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky may not make next year's freshman reading list at Commack High School in Long Island if complaining parents have their way. 
The questionable scene in this book? A date rape. Nope. No fourteen year old should be subjected to this kind of information. Let's get it off the list immediately. Yes, I know, I know. It could be introduced a little less graphically and more "gently," being such a soft subject. Then the kids would really want to read it, because it would seem oh so realistic. 
Sorry, sometimes the sarcasm gets the better of me.
Kids know this stuff exists. They know it's not pretty. Let them read the book if they want. I know I will.
As soon as I do, I'll write a friendly letter to the school board, giving them a little support. A little encouragement to keep the book on the freshman reading list. Why wait until a book is banned? Or in this case, probably just quietly replaced with an unobtrusive little book that's more comfortable for the parents?
Anyway, it can't hurt to try:

To write to the Board of Education:
District Clerk
Commack Union Free School District
P.O. Box 150
Commack, NY 11725

By telephone: (631) 912-2055

Email: boe@commack.k12.ny.us