Comment Re:OTT headline? (Score 3, Interesting) 360
Actually decided to brave the comments section to post just this - the headline is wrong.
This system (at least where I live in Northern California) works something like this:
1. Parent finds "objectionable material" in a book their child was assigned.
2. Parent ignores the packet they got before the school year started that tells them the reading list and letting them know that if they don't approve of any book/material for their child, they can work with the teacher for an alternative.
3. Parent goes to local school district and files an official complaint.
4. After processing said complaint, the district must pull all copies of said book while it is under "review".
5. Parent feels morally justified.
6. Book returns to shelves for the whole cycle to restart.
That's probably the kind of "incident" the article was originally referencing.