![]() ![]() ![]() “We’ve pulled them from our summer reading list.” “That has created a controversy,” Earling told FOX News Radio, referring to the drug usage - along with the lesbian and gay sex scenes. That book included depictions of drug usage and a homosexual orgy. The other book in question was “Tweak (Growing up on Methamphetamines)” by Nic Sheff. Her daughter was assigned to read the book. “I don’t think that’s relevant for any teenager,” parent Robin Myers told the newspaper. The book includes a graphic depiction of a lesbian sex scene between a 31-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl, according to a report first published in the Gloucester County Times. One book, “Norwegian Wood” by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, was on a list for incoming sophomores in an honors English class. “There were some words and language that seemed to be inappropriate as far as the parents and some of the kids were concerned,” Earling said. The district decided to pull the book off the list, with the start of school just days away. The books were on a required summer reading list for middle school and high school students. We were just trying to get students to read.” ![]() “We were not trying to create controversy. “Some of the language is inappropriate,” said Chuck Earling, superintendent of Monroe Township Schools in Williamstown. A New Jersey school district has apologized to parents after requiring high school students to read books that include graphic depictions of lesbian sex and a homosexual orgy, reported Tuesday. ![]()
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