As Jason Tharp prepared to read his book at an Ohio elementary school, the principal told him higher-ups didn’t want him reading it. “And he said, ‘Yes. … The concern is that you’re coming with an agenda to recruit kids to become gay,’” Tharp said.
” to second-graders. The superintendent argued that the book was inappropriate and that the assistant principal showed “impaired judgment” by reading it.
But on the morning of April 6, the principal at Buckeye Valley West called him to say the plans had changed — the superintendent didn’t want him to read the book.“I was just shocked — and all from one parent,” said Tharp, who had been up until 3 a.m. that day signing the books. “I never ran into an issue like this. … I never in a million years thought I’d have to defend this book.”” about a skunk who lives in a stinky world but realizes he — unlike his peers — enjoys good-smelling things.
on April 8 to address the controversy. Community members expressed frustration over the decision to stop Tharp from reading the unicorn book.Kaylan Brazelton, a parent and educator at the elementary school, said teachers were told to take down drawings of rainbows and unicornsstudents made in anticipation of Tharp’s visit. Photos reviewed by The Post show the artwork was replaced with drawings of characters from another one of Tharp’s books.
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