Round Rock, TX is a lovely town just north of Austin and home of Dell. Unfortunately, they too are under the watch of parents who are scared of what their children will or might read but will allow them to watch anything on TV, DVD or play any video game. Thank goodness one parent complaint can determine what other children read.
From the Austin American Statesman:
From the Austin American Statesman:
" A teen novel that stirred controversy when the parent of a Round Rock student complained that it is obscene was removed from the district’s middle school libraries today.
The novel entitled “TTYL” by Lauren Myracle is a narrative in the format of instant messages exchanged among a group of teenage girls.
The novel entitled “TTYL” by Lauren Myracle is a narrative in the format of instant messages exchanged among a group of teenage girls.
Round Rock Superintendent Jesus Chavez sent a letter to Wes and Sherry Jennings on Tuesday saying he had determined that “while the book may be appropriate for some students, it is not appropriate for all of our students in the middle school and should not be made generally available in a middle school library open to all middle school students.”
“If parents wish their individual students to have access to the book, there are ample alternatives for the book to be made available to students at parent discretion,” the superintendent said in his letter.
Sherry Jennings, mother of a Ridgeview Middle School student, filed a complaint at the beginning of this school year after her daughter checked the novel out of the Ridgeview library.
Jennings said Tuesday, “We are extremely pleased that the superintendent is interested in quality education for our children and that he realizes that maturity-wise they are not ready for these types of books.”
Jennings said she objected not only to vulgar language in the book “but also to the sexual content of the entire book.”
Jennings said she and her husband are satisfied with Chavez’s response and plan no further action. She added that she appreciated the help of parents and others who supported her complaint about TTYL.
“We had 1,600 people sign a petition backing us, and about 10 people were very helpful in supporting us through this situation,” Jennings said."
“If parents wish their individual students to have access to the book, there are ample alternatives for the book to be made available to students at parent discretion,” the superintendent said in his letter.
Sherry Jennings, mother of a Ridgeview Middle School student, filed a complaint at the beginning of this school year after her daughter checked the novel out of the Ridgeview library.
Jennings said Tuesday, “We are extremely pleased that the superintendent is interested in quality education for our children and that he realizes that maturity-wise they are not ready for these types of books.”
Jennings said she objected not only to vulgar language in the book “but also to the sexual content of the entire book.”
Jennings said she and her husband are satisfied with Chavez’s response and plan no further action. She added that she appreciated the help of parents and others who supported her complaint about TTYL.
“We had 1,600 people sign a petition backing us, and about 10 people were very helpful in supporting us through this situation,” Jennings said."
Reviews of the book from Amazon:
8 comments:
There are tribes of indigenous people in our world who raise children into peaceful, responsible adults that care for the earth and co-exist in societies with virtually no rape or violent crime.
These children learn to hunt, build shelter, pick a partner, and provide themselves healing when they need treatment- all by the age of 13.
So what does it say about modern society when our youth "cannot handle TTYL?"
(forehead slap here)
We should raise up our children in the direction they should go, not throw trash at them and hope for the best. Don't be fooled into thinking all "art" is good for the spirit. Trash in/trash out.
I bet the children that learn to hunt, build shelter, pick a partner, and provide themselves healing when they need treatment- all by the age of 13, never got sidetracked in life by reading books like TTYL. No, they read wholesome material that builds character and soul, hence they become productive earlier in life, have less stress, and become peaceful, responsible adults that care for the earth and co-exist in societies with virtually no rape or violent crime. Only here in the U.S. and other countries that allow any and all reading material to be given to our public school students, do we have a steady increase of irresponsibility, crime, and an over population of prisons.
The issue isn't the book, the issue is that two parents are able to decide what the rest of the students get to read and what they don't.
If the book it a lousy book people won't read it, by pulling it off the shelves, RRISD ensured that more children and their parents will read the book to see what all the fuss is about.
they read far worse on the net!
Um, round rock tx, redneck central or what?
or watch on tv, or see at the movies or in any video game.
well be thankkful u don't reside in that podunk ville town! that is just messed up & i'll be dayumed if someone is gonna decided & dictate what my kid or any other kids will read!
it happens more than you know and happens in every part of the country.
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