At a school board meeting, a group of angry parents read aloud from erotic books assigned to students. However, they didn’t end their efforts there. The parents decided to sue the district and took steps to recall the board members.
Alright, folks, strap in, because we’re about to dive into the mess that’s been brewing in Virginia’s Loudon County School District. Picture this: parents, frothing at the mouth, standing in line at a school board meeting, armed with books so raunchy they’d make a sailor blush. That’s right. These ain’t nursery rhymes; we’re talking about reading material that’s so explicit, you’d think the authors were auditioning for a job at an adult entertainment studio.
During a Loudon County School Board meeting, parents took turns reading passages aloud from books assigned to ninth graders. Yes, ninth graders. These excerpts weren’t your typical coming-of-age scenes. We’re talking graphic content that could make a grown adult wince. Some passages described encounters that were so ‘X-rated,’ you’d need a stiff drink just to get through a paragraph.
The offensive content came from Tiffany D. Jackson’s ‘Monday’s Not Coming,’ a book that Publishers Weekly proudly lists under “An Anti-Racist Children’s and YA Reading List.” Sadly, between the lines of social justice and life lessons, you’ll find children engaging in acts that are, frankly, more appropriate for the back alley of an adults-only video store.
One passage reads: “I tiptoed toward the door, peering through the window at the boy — his pants around his ankles — squeezed between April’s straddled legs as she lay on top of a teacher’s desk.” Cozy classroom scene, right? Totally what we want our ninth graders absorbing.
Another gem reads: “I gripped his arms and flipped him around, pushing him against the wall,” with the character narrating, “I took a deep breath before dropping down on my shaking knees, the ground cold.” Ah, just like Shakespeare, isn’t it?
It’s not all errant lovers and suggestive scenery; the book also features merry little tales of domestic violence. For instance, one scene graphically details a character’s rage-filled actions towards a young woman, complete with beatings and confinement. Just the bedtime story every parent dreams of.
Adding another feather to this literary cap, the book, aimed aggressively at 13 to 17-year-olds, tastefully intertwines moments of pure vulgarity. For instance, a character mentions that he “did do something” with the titular Monday, further admitting that she “sucked my d***.” Because why use asterisks when you’re trying to be culturally receptive?
Another equally enriching novel, ‘#MurderTrending’, tells a lighthearted story about an app that lets viewers watch the executions of murderers. If the gentle violence isn’t enough, don’t worry, there’s also teen girl’s casual sex acts sprinkled in for good measure: “Jasper wasn’t even my boyfriend, just this dude I did some hacking with once in a while. He was pretty basic — library systems, low security sh** — not in my league at all but he had a big d***, and sometimes a girl just needs a big d***.” Well, isn’t that just precious?
So, these parents, in what could only be a sane and composed manner (note the sarcasm), narrated these snippets at a board meeting, armed with poster boards showcasing these raw nuggets of literary gold. Little did the board members know they were about to hop on a merry-go-round of lawsuits and recalls.
One fired-up parent didn’t hold back. He pointedly accused the district of ignoring its policies, stating, “You didn’t follow your procurement policies when you bought $1.8-million worth of these trash books. If you had followed your procurement policies, then you would have done a curriculum review, where I hope and pray that at least the majority of you would’ve said, ‘No, we can’t read this trash to our kids.’ Your own code of conduct says that this is sexual harassment. We know it because all of us would be fired from our day jobs if we said this crap at work. This is the definition of a hostile work environment. My kids don’t go to your crap schools but theirs do and they are filing these harassment suits on their behalf. Thank you for not doing your jobs.”
And what was the district’s response? Oh, you’ll love this. Loudon County Public Schools dusted off the bureaucratic playbook with a statement saying parents could “submit a formal request” for their child to receive an alternate text. That’s like bringing a water gun to a house fire.
This issue is a glaring example of school officials pushing the envelope way past the lines of acceptable education into straight-up inappropriate territory. If these explicit excerpts were swapped with employees chit-chatting around an office cubicle, they’d be packing their desk into a cardboard box within the hour. It’s beyond comprehension why these officials think it’s suitable for children and makes one question what planet they relocated from.
Look, it’s 2024, and it’s time for parents to wake up and smell the classroom ink. Parents need to be vigilant about what their kids are being exposed to and sitting idly by isn’t going to cut it anymore. The audacity of presenting this filth under the guise of education needs to be halted swiftly.
