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Tennessee Mom Wants NYT Bestseller Removed from County Schools. The mother of a 1. Tennessee wants The New York Times bestselling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, removed from the school reading lists in her county.

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Jackie Sims, whose son is a sophomore at Knox County Schools’ L& N STEM Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee, says she was taken aback by the wording and graphic situations described in the book – and that she didn’t get a warning or a permission slip in advance. I consider the book pornographic,” she tells WBIR- TV. Published in 2. 01. The biography of Henrietta Lacks touches upon ethics and race but also includes infidelity and violence, alarming some local parents who feel the topics are unsuitable for teens.

Sims cites a passage, where Lacks discovers a lump in her cervix by touching herself and describes her finding “as though someone had lodged a marble just to the left of the opening to her womb.” Sims also objects to another part regarding Lacks’ husband being unfaithful. She says it was her son who brought the book to her attention because he was feeling uncomfortable, per WBIR. It could be told in a different way,” says Sims. There’s so many ways to say things without being that graphic in nature, and that’s the problem I have with this book,” she tells the station. The book’s author, Rebecca Skloot, took to Facebook to express her disappointment.

She says her book is about many things, but pornography is not one of them. A parent in Tennessee has confused gynaecology with pornography and is trying to get my book banned from the Knoxville high school system,” she writes. Watch Meng Long Guo Jiang Online Earnthenecklace. Skloot goes on to say she hopes students in Knoxville will be able to learn about Lacks and her important contribution to society. It’s a story of race and medicine, bioethics, science illiteracy, the importance of education and equality and science and so much more. But it is not anything resembling pornography.” Skloot has since been contacted online by Jimm Allen, assistant principal of the school Sim’s son attends, who said, “Know that the book and teachers have the complete support from the administration of the school. It’s an amazing book that fits with our Stem curriculum better than almost any book could.

The next book that the sophomores are reading? Watch Big Miracle Online (2017) here. Fahrenheit 4. 51 … Oh, sweet, sweet, irony.” Sims says her battle is just beginning. She tells WBIR she feels strongly that the book is not appropriate for school- aged children and will follow school protocol in attempts to have the book banned. Parents can formally request material be removed from all district classrooms by filing paperwork requesting a reconsideration.

Once the request is in, a committee forms to evaluate the book. A parent has the right to appeal at the district level. Millicent Smith, the district’s executive director of curriculum, instruction and professional development, tells the station that teachers are given much autonomy in choosing their course materials, though sensitive content must be approved by the principal. I’ve been in this position for three years, and I’ve had one text that has actually gone through the process of reconsideration,” Smith says, adding that she feels the district is “doing a pretty good job selecting the appropriate instructional materials, supporting our curriculum, which supports our standards.” While some parents are supporting Sims, others have clearly drawn the line. To try and stop the book from being read by all students is, to me, a modern day kind of book burning,” parent Shelly Higgins tells the station. Higgins has an eighth grade son in the district and says when he’s in high school, she wants him to read the book because it teaches important lessons in ethics and history.