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Some interesting points being made here. I guess what it comes down to for me is that I see this as part of history, and therefore, in a sort of 'overview in case you don't take it in university and this is all you'll ever get' capacity, I don't think it can be skipped. We don't skip Word War 2 because of the adult themes when we teach history; we don't skip the constitution because it has archaic language; we don't skip teaching a lot of things which students may find difficult, because they are a part of our shared history and it is our job as elders who are charged with passing it on to make sure that children, who don't always know better and wouldn't always choose something since they lack the proper context to make an informed decision, are exposed to it.
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