Pros And Cons Of Perks Of Being A Wallflower

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“Perks of Being a Wallflower” is book that has been highly debated within the Dubuque Area especially at Hempstead High School. It is said that this book contains graphic sex scenes and pornographic literary images that high school students shouldn’t be exposed to. The other side of the argument is that this book showcases a light within mental health disorders and being an outcasts in schools. This book is based within a high school setting, so educators were thinking this would be good for kids. Hempstead High School should continue to use this book within their Contemporary Literature class without parent notification.
The Dubuque Community School District members met to discuss this topic. Jodi Lockwood, a parent
Almost all of them are able to even go see an R rated movie by themselves, much less read about it in a class. This book was picked for educational purposes such as mental illness, love, and bullying. All things that one could encounter in their own daily life. Kids these days aren’t interested in reading much and this book is nationally praised for being able to grasp the attention of teens and now the parents want to sign off on the book. In 1-2 years, all the kids in that class will be graduated and in college, they aren’t going to hold parent meetings about whether they need to sign off on books. Removing this book will require all teachers to now go through parents and possibly take out even more literature that is important to the subject. As an example, this book states more than just the graphic sex scenes, it states about a topic that isn’t talked about a lot, mental illness which is just as strong as physical illness. This can relate to a lot of teens of different levels and by removing this book you are taking away an important learning topic In conclusion, Hempstead High School and high schools around the nation should not require parents permission in order to read a