"Censorship" in school books?

All this controversy about a couple of books being used in Advanced Placement classes in Kanawha County have gotten some local people talking. They toss around words like "censorship" without knowing their true thoughts.

I believe in the First Amendment, but I don't believe in abidicating my parental responsbilities to the public school system. As the parent of a Huntington High student, I reserve the right to object to study material the schools provide my child. So far, I have not found anything so objectionable that I would mount a protest at the school board office.

However, here we are dealing with AP classes, which in theory prepare kids for reading material they will encounter in college. The objecting parents in Kanawha County are doing their college-bound kids no favors by objecting to these books. And these parents should check to see if their kids are watching “CSI,” “Cold Case” or “Law & Order” on TV.

I remember what it was like in high school. I remember being exposed to the word "abortion" the first time. It was on the cover of Newsweek. Nowadays my kids hear that word all the time.

To sum up: This the right principal to fight for, but this is the wrong fight for it. Let's move on to the next tempest.