The Handmaid’s Tale

A parent of a high school student, filed a Formal Reconsideration on the graphic novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” The CFISD school responded that the book has “diversity of appeal” and will remain in the school library. A parent does have to opt in to "Adult" but that means their student does not have access to any of the "Adult" level books, even the non pornographic books. Here is CFISD School Policy on book levels:

Prekindergarten- Grade 6: Juvenile, Young Adult
Grades 7–8: Juvenile, Young Adult, Adult
Adult Grades 9–12: Juvenile, Young Adult, Adult
A parent does have the right to "opt in" their child to "Adult". However there are plenty of "Adult" level books that are not pornographic. I do not like the terms "Adult" or "Young Adult" because I feel they are misleading. Better terms would be "Pre-Teen", "Teen" and "Under 18." 

Let’s take a look at The Handmaid's Tale:

































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