Sixth-graders in NY reading about homosexuality, French kissing and cursing

BY RACHEL SCHEIER and CARRIE MELAGO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Sixth-graders at a Queens school were getting quite an education – in homosexuality, French kissing and cursing – thanks to three books widely available in classroom libraries.

But after numerous complaints from parents at Public School 150 in Sunnyside, the books – a profanity-laced poetry book, short stories about homosexuality and a novel called "First French Kiss" – were pulled from the shelves last week.

Several parents learned of the racy books after overhearing their kids snickering about the sexual themes.
The poem "I Hate School" in a book called "You Hear Me?" includes the rhyme, "F— this s—, up the a–. I don’t think I’ll ever pass."

You can read the full article on the New York Daily News Web site:
http://www.nydailynews.com//front/story/477999p-402027c.html


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