School system in Va. won't teach version of Anne Frank book

The Culpeper County public school has decided to stop assigning the new copy of Anne Frank's diary. It seems that there were several complains made by parents of sexually explicit material and homosexual themes. According to James Allen, director of instruction, the new 50th edition of the book will no longer be assigned to the students. Allen said that the school will keep a copy of the new book in the library, but they will assign the old edition to the students . Culpeper's policy is that parents are to submit the complaint in writing. In this case the parents verbally complained so nothing was done. According to Angela Maycock, assistant director of the office intellectual freedom, "Something that one individual finds controversial or offensive or objectionable may be really valuable to other learners in that community." There has been six challenges to "The Diary of Anne Frank," by the ALA. The Alabama textbook committee says that the book is a real downer and wants it rejected from the schools .

Well my first opinion about this is that anything that is sexual explicit should not be in the school system. I mean personal I have not read the book, and I don't think that I would really have much of a problem with my kid reading it. The thing is that I do know of other people that would have major problems with it. I don't feel that it should be up to any school board to decide what is okay or not okay in some areas. I mean if it has to do with a sexual matter then it should be in health class where you have to get written permission from the parents. I mean I get where the schools are coming from, because it is a part of history and the story should be heard. Even though I really don't agree with the complaining parents, I do understand where they are coming from. Some parents don't want there children to be exposed to that kind of explicit nature.

My second opinion about what the Alabama textbook committee said about the book being a real downer. Are you kidding me? I mean come on!! It is about a book of a little girl's life that was destroyed and turn upside down. This was a horrible horrible even that happened during World War II. What were they expecting? I mean weather it was a downer or not it is part of history and kids need to know about it. They need to know that life can change at anytime and that life is not always rainbows flowers and good times. They need to know that some times bad things happen to good people.

Well these were my opinions about the article. Even though I don't agree with everything that was said or done. I can understand there sides of the story.