Nolte described his decision to pull the book in three parts. Normally, when a parent takes issue with an assigned reading, the course of action in Haywood County Schools is for the parent, teacher and principal to discuss the issue and then provide the student with an alternative reading assignment for that portion of the class. Blackmon seemed to be OK with that,” said Nolte.Īccording to Nolte, Reeves is the only parent that lodged a complaint against the reading assignment. “I simply asked the principal to ask the teacher to pick another book and the teacher, according to (Tuscola Principal) Ms. Reeves reported his issue with the book to the teacher and spoke with the principal at Tuscola High School, but ultimately it was Nolte’s decision to pull the book. Upon investigation of the book his son had been assigned, Reeves found what he called “a lot of language, a lot of sexual innuendos, a lot of things that are concerning to me as a parent that’s being presented to my child as a text.”įor reference, the first chapter of “Dear Martin” contains a total of five expletives and at least one innuendo of physical intimacy, as well as an encounter with police that is frightening for the central character. “My son began 10th grade English II last Wednesday, Thursday was presented with a book entitled ‘Dear Martin.’ He read six pages within that book, came home and shared his experience of his day like he and his sister do all the time and shared with us that there was some explicit language.” “Some of this has been resolved, but I’m looking toward the future as well,” said Reeves. To the Editor: I was wrong in my previous letter (“Use common sense with library…

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