Resistance, etc.

Pushback in One School District That Paid Off

Salvo 43 gave a "Commendation" (pp. 20-21) to Peter and Teresa Cardillo for an open letter they distributed to their fellow middle-school parents. Their letter exposed and protested the presence of a sex magazine called Sex, etc. in the school's library. The magazine approved of "hooking up" and gave information (along with "tips") on orgasms, penis and breast sizes, anal sex, condoms—and was deemed by the school to be appropriate for 12- and 13-year-olds. In response to the protest, the school board appointed a committee to evaluate the age-appropriateness of...