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To: Gordon A. Langston who wrote (244174)	3/31/2002 11:20:20 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Gordon: You've really been pushing the textbook story that you found on your right-wing Web site, but you have yet to answer my question: Why are parents, many of whom are extremists both left and right, in a better position to decide curriculum/textbook selection than professional administrators and professional teachers? Question No. 2: What is the current role of parents in the curriculum/textbook selection process? Does the public school closest to your residence have a site-based local school council? Do you even know? I suspect this bill is being pushed so teachers aren't forced to teach "way-out" viewpoints. The state of Ohio, for instance, is currently caught up in a controversy whether a form of creationism MUST be taught in all science classes along with evolution. You're reading much more into this than what is actually occurring.

To: Gordon A. Langston who wrote (244174)	3/31/2002 11:21:31 AM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I don't support keeping the parents out of the selection process. My high school age son has come home with some books that are quite racy. He couldn't hack the reading so he asked me to help him. I read a couple of the novels ( literature class).......What a shock. Our school right now is having evaluation of it's literature program. The parents are involved by democratic process....Letters to the Editor work wonders!!!!! Happy Easter Pat