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Originally Posted by murraypaul
"Wesley Scroggins, a Republic resident, challenged the use of the books and lesson plans in Republic schools, arguing they teach principles contrary to the Bible."
That is a well thought out process?
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You obviously didn't read the article.
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Minor said the process took a while because the 4,500-student district didn't want to look at the three books "in isolation." Instead, a task force was convened to develop book standards for elementary, middle and high schools.
The panel reviewed existing board policy and the public rating systems that already exist for music, TV and video games.
"We very clearly stayed out of discussion about moral issues. Our discussions from the get-go were age-appropriateness," he said.
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I'm thrilled the school chose to keep the book that talks about date rape. It's an important subject and, well, it's very age appropriate.