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Utah school district restricts access to book about lesbian family
Source: Reuters
Utah school district restricts access to book about lesbian family
By Jennifer Dobner
SALT LAKE CITY | Fri Jun 1, 2012 8:02pm EDT
(Reuters) - Students in a Utah school district will need permission from their parents to read a book about a lesbian couple raising a family following the decision by a special committee to keep it behind library counters instead of on bookshelves.
The book "In Our Mothers' House," by Patricia Polacco, became the subject of controversy in January when the mother of a student who brought the book home complained to the school.
"The book is still in the library and children can still have access to the book as long as they have written permission from their parents," said Chris Williams, a spokesman for the Davis School District, which covers an area north of Salt Lake City.
Williams said "In Our Mothers' House" was added to collections at five of the district's 50 elementary schools in June 2010 in an effort to be inclusive after administrators learned that a student was being raised by two mothers.
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By Jennifer Dobner
SALT LAKE CITY | Fri Jun 1, 2012 8:02pm EDT
(Reuters) - Students in a Utah school district will need permission from their parents to read a book about a lesbian couple raising a family following the decision by a special committee to keep it behind library counters instead of on bookshelves.
The book "In Our Mothers' House," by Patricia Polacco, became the subject of controversy in January when the mother of a student who brought the book home complained to the school.
"The book is still in the library and children can still have access to the book as long as they have written permission from their parents," said Chris Williams, a spokesman for the Davis School District, which covers an area north of Salt Lake City.
Williams said "In Our Mothers' House" was added to collections at five of the district's 50 elementary schools in June 2010 in an effort to be inclusive after administrators learned that a student was being raised by two mothers.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/02/us-usa-utah-schoolbook-idUSBRE85100420120602
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