[aisle] Challenges to PRIDE: the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

[Brianne Risley]

I showed a book trailer for this book, along with many of the other
Bluestem books, to my 2nd and 3rd grade classes a few weeks ago. I had 1
parent very upset and blasted me on Facebook about it. She took the
information straight from her child, and didn't take an opportunity to
reach out to me to discuss what happened that day. The parent then called
and spoke to my principal the next day to discuss how upset she was by my
sharing this book with the kids. She didn't press the issue further, she
just didn't want her 2nd grader getting sex ed. *Eye roll* Clearly learning
the history of the PRIDE flag is more than I thought. That's my experience
so far. This parent was very unkind online, but was fine with my principal.
I have the book available for checkout and it is checked out all the time.



On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 3:23 PM Christine Wilson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Sorry you're caught in this!
>
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 1:08 PM Dawn Brunschon via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Hello fellow fans of literature,
>>
>> I just received my first challenging email of the year (which I have a
>> feeling will  not be the last) about the 2022 Monarch nominee *PRIDE:
>> the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag*.  It was on display in
>> the library during parent/teacher conferences.  The parent was offended
>> that this book was available to K-5 graders. The parent stated that they
>> have no problem with members of the LGBT community, but that did not want
>> her children exposed to it at such a young age.  Sigh...
>>
>> I am fortunate that my district is supportive of my addition of more
>> diverse materials for our students and that it is part of our mission as a
>> district.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone else has already seen issues with parents and
>> this book?   I also just needed to vent to people who get it!
>>
>> Thanks for listening!
>> Dawn
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Brianne Risley
Gregory Intermediate Librarian
Central A&M School District
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