<div dir="ltr">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. <div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 3:23 PM Christine Wilson via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Sorry you're caught in this!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 1:08 PM Dawn Brunschon via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello fellow fans of literature,<div><br></div><div>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 <i>PRIDE: the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag</i>. 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...</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>I was wondering if anyone else has already seen issues with parents and this book? 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