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Classes may be ramping down for the school year, but middle school reading materials some consider pornographic are just amping up parent pushback among both Kent and Tahoma parents.

In two separate Thursday interviews on The Dori Monson Show, parents described their frustration with school reading materials they call 鈥済raphic鈥� and 鈥渋nappropriate鈥� sexual content aimed at 11- to 14-year-olds. They鈥檙e speaking up, the parents told Dori, because it鈥檚 important for parents to have a say in their children鈥檚 education.

[Warning: some content here may be considered objectionable]

The Kent School District issue involves 鈥淛ack of Hearts (and Other Parts)鈥� 鈥� a middle school library book depicting a teen columnist who responds to sexual LGBTQ+ scenarios posed by other gay teens.

In Tahoma, the grievance came from parents who discovered their 6th graders were assigned to read poetry with graphic depictions of violent sex, rape, murder, and anal sex.

For the Kent case, the mom interviewed asked Dori not to use her name over her 鈥渇ear of reprisal鈥� after Wednesday night鈥檚 鈥渃ontentious鈥� school board meeting.

鈥淎ny time you get people with strong convictions, you get a place where people are not there to listen and learn, but to listen and attack,鈥� the mom told Dori. 鈥淟ast night was an excellent example of that.鈥�

For her, 鈥渢he main argument is not to ban the book,鈥� she explained. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just inappropriate for a middle school audience.鈥�

How inappropriate? To give listeners a sense, Dori read an excerpt the mom calls 鈥渙ne of the more tame scenes in the book:鈥�

鈥淪o he bends me over the bed and drizzles some lube on my (deleted). I made him wear a condom. (the book describes an anal sex act). 鈥淲ow, that hurts,鈥� the book continues. 鈥淚 tell him to stop, it hurts and he says he鈥檒l go slower and I say okay because he鈥檚 already in and I鈥檓 thinking I鈥檓 gay, so I have to learn to do it right.鈥�

The Kent mom鈥檚 opposition 鈥渉as nothing to do with the gay theme in this book,鈥� she told Dori鈥檚 listeners. 鈥淚f this was describing a heterosexual encounter, it would be equally outrageous. This isn鈥檛 about going after marginalized kids. It鈥檚 about what鈥檚 appropriate for children in our schools.

This library book creates 鈥渁 situation where children are not ready for such explicit content,鈥� she continued. 鈥淭hey are not mature enough.鈥�

鈥淚 believe LGBTQ kids need books with relatable characters,鈥� the Kent mom continued. 鈥淏ut what are we teaching them? Are we teaching them that it鈥檚 okay to go and meet strangers for sex? To do drugs while having sex?鈥�

While the book does address issues around 鈥渃onsent, the benefit of wearing condoms and of trying not to get sexually transmitted infections (STIs), there are several other things that are not safe like meeting strangers for sex or threesomes. . . or (minors) having sex with adults,鈥� she added.

After hours of debate at last night鈥檚 meeting, the Kent School Board postponed any decision. The issue will be addressed at a future meeting.

In Tahoma School District, meanwhile, the parent watchdog group 聽was successful in convincing the district to remove an online link for poems that depict graphic sexual violence.

Dori credits KTTH host Jason Rantz with originally reporting the story about a Maple View Middle School assignment for 11- and 12-year-olds. The schoolwork required 6th graders to research poems, some of which involve rape, oral sex, and post-sex murder.

Rantz: School assignment sent 6th graders to wildly graphic, sexual poetry

Justin Bryan of Tahoma Parents told Dori that many of the poems meant to inspire students to write their own poetry were so vulgar 鈥淚鈥檓 probably not allowed to say them on the air due to FCC regulations.鈥�

One link leads 6th graders to an LGBTQ+ Pride Poems section with a June Jordan-written piece: 鈥淧oem about My Rights.鈥� An excerpt includes:

[Warning: content here may be considered objectionable]

鈥渁nd in France, they say if the guy penetrates but does not ejaculate, then he did not rape me and if after stabbing him if after screams if after begging the [expletive] and if even after smashing a hammer to his head if even after that if he and his buddies [expletive] me after that. . .鈥�

Some students and parents of children assigned to read this piece were 鈥渙bviously freaked out about what they had seen,鈥� Bryan told Dori. The school and teacher have since removed the links from the assignment, he said.

鈥淲e鈥檙e just a group of concerned parents,鈥� Bryan explained. 鈥淲e鈥檙e just as shocked as you.鈥�

In response to their objections, he continued, district officials told Jason Rantz and the parents that neither the school nor the teacher knew this content was on this site. Tahoma School District also apologized for including the links in the assignment.

鈥淏est case scenario?鈥� Bryan told Dori鈥檚 listeners. 鈥淭he teacher didn鈥檛 do their due diligence.鈥�

Is this apology accepted? Dori asked Bryan.

鈥淚 do think it鈥檚 an honest mistake,鈥� Bryan said. 鈥淏ut they do need to make sure teachers are vetting (assigned materials).鈥�

And for that, Bryan urged Dori鈥檚 listeners, there is an important role for parents to play.

鈥淩eally pay attention to what your kids are learning in schools,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here are many great teachers in our schools and I don鈥檛 want to bash all teachers. But all it takes is one bad teacher or one bad peer鈥� to damage a child.

You鈥檙e not here to be their friend,鈥� Bryan advises. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e here to be their parent.鈥�

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