New Rochelle school district tears out pages from "Girl, Interrupted"

...but otherwise, in their beneficence, "allows" the book to be read:


"Students at New Rochelle School High School are going to find it difficult to complete their next assignment: comparing the film adaptation of "Girl, Interrupted" to the best-selling book. In the book, Kaysen recounts her confinement at a Massachussets mental hospital in the 1960's.

Pages from the middle of the book have been torn out by the school district after having been deemed "inappropriate" by school officials due to sexual content and strong language. Removed is a scene where the rebellious Lisa (played by Angelina Jolie in the movie) encourages Susanna (played by Winona Ryder) to circumvent hospital rules against sexual intercourse by engaging in oral sex instead.

"The material was of a sexual nature that we deemed inappropriate for teachers to present to their students," said English Department Chariperson Leslie Altschul, "since the book has other redeeming features, we took the liberty of bowdlerizing."

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http://www.newrochelletalk.com/?q=node/288

...hallways and lunchroom.

Amazing how folks think they can hide reality from kids. Kids get reality. What they need are healthy role models and parents to talk to about it! :think:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212400386&cid=iwhome_art_Priva_mostpop

One in five teen girls has sent a revealing photograph of themselves via cell phone or e-mail or posted nude or partially nude images of themselves online, according to a survey released this week.

Twenty-one percent of girls and 18% of boys said they have posted nude or partially nude pictures of themselves online. Forty-nine percent of teens and young adults have sent sexually suggestive text messages or e-mails of themselves. Fifteen percent of teens who sent sexually suggestive content said they have done so with someone they only know online.

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The original link was sent to me earlier....!

oh, wait a minute, New Rochelle is a suburb of NYC...