Just to play the other side of the Devil's Advocate...;-) If a bunch of parents said that the Bible's content was inappropriate and the student was requested not to discuss his reading... threatened child sacrifice and all.... Should/would the teacher comply?
Yes. The bible has stories of justified gang rape, wars against and mass killings of unbelievers, and so on. Parents would be justified in saying, "I don't want my child exposed to that." Besides, what if other kids in the class come from families who come from other religious backgrounds?
Bgbarnes, I can see Cricket2's point. I looked up the book and it seems to be aimed at older kids (
12 and up, according to amazon.com). I agree that it would have been out of line to tell him not to read it, but it seems reasonable that other parents might think the book is too mature for nine-year-olds.
