Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children

Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children [Excerpts]

Illinois School District 126, covering Alsip, Hazelgreen and Oak Lawn, has defended its choice to assign summer reading to 12- and 13-year-olds that is replete with harsh profanity and references to teen sex (even teen sex with adults).

Prairie Junior High School's required reading list for rising 8th graders gave children six books to choose from over the summer. Parents have complained that three of the six books contain adult content which is highly age-inappropriate.

Those complaints, however, have fallen on deaf ears. At a recent school board meeting, school board members said they intend to continue assigning the books.

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[TBC: The original article included samples of the text presented to 12 and 13 year olds. Even with words blanked out, the resultant text leaves little to the imagination. It is a reminder that the world's standards are simply the lowest common denominator.]