An Illinois teacher of over 20 years had the cops called on her after she gave her middle school students the option of reading a book about sexuality and gender.
Sarah Bonner held a “book tasting” for students in March and offered an array of fiction and nonfiction titles including Juno Dawson’s “This Book is Gay,” which quickly became the epicenter of a massive controversy when parents called the police over the book choice.
The best-selling nonfiction book has been promoted by publishers as an informational guide for “everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference.” It is also the ninth most banned book in America, The letter, which was reviewed by TODAY, said the district “recently became aware of certain allegations” against Bonner and was investigating. Until their investigation was complete, Bonner was told “not to perform any duties for the school district.Parents called the cops on the teacher of 20 years after she gave students the option of reading “This Book is Gay.
“If I am a safe place and I’m leaving, what does that do for our students?” Bonner asked. “‘What about the kids?’ has always been a question rooted in everything I do.”Bonner expressed disbelief over the situation, slamming the “heightened culture war that’s continuing to build nationwide,” which she says caused the backlash to the book in the first place.
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