{"id":134910,"date":"2021-02-15T18:24:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T23:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=134910"},"modified":"2021-02-15T18:58:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T23:58:19","slug":"equity-book-program-suspended-after-backlash-from-parents-over-third-grade-transgender-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/equity-book-program-suspended-after-backlash-from-parents-over-third-grade-transgender-book\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Equity\u2019 Book Program Suspended After Backlash From Parents Over Third-Grade Transgender Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fequity-book-program-suspended-after-backlash-from-parents-over-third-grade-transgender-book%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=134910&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1253609331.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A school district in Utah is suspending its \u201cequity book bundles\u201d program after receiving backlash from parents when a third-grade teacher read a book about a transgender boy to young students without parental permission.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/education\/2021\/02\/11\/utah-parents-complained\/\">The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>, a student of Horizon Elementary brought the book, \u201cCall Me Max,\u201d from home and asked the teacher to read it aloud.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Call-Me-Max-Friends-Book\/dp\/147886897X\">Amazon<\/a> description of \u201cCall Me Max\u201d reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>When Max starts school, the teacher hesitates to call out the name on the attendance sheet. Something doesn\u2019t seem to fit. Max lets her know the name he wants to be called by\u2013a boy\u2019s name. This begins Max\u2019s journey as he makes new friends and reveals his feelings about his identity to his parents. Written with warmth and sensitivity by trans writer Kyle Lukoff, this book is a sweet and age-appropriate introduction to what it means to be transgender.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Murray School District spokesman Doug Perry said that as the teacher read the book, students began to ask questions. Perry added that one question was specifically about puberty. He also said that the teacher had not read the book prior to the student bringing it in, and for the most part, deflected the questions.<\/p>\n<p>However, some students mentioned the book and discussion to their families. Some families then called the district and were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/education\/2021\/02\/11\/utah-parents-complained\/\">reportedly<\/a> \u201cangry that the book was shared with their kids without permission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school district plans to review all of the literature included in the program and Perry said the goal will be to examine them to see if any share the same topic as \u201cCall Me Max\u201d or might cause concern for other reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The equity book program is reportedly focused more on \u201caddressing race and racism and introducing students to more authors of color\u201d than gender issues. Last week, Perry said that it was unfortunate timing, with the school suspending the program at the beginning of Black History Month. However, he said, \u201cThat is purely coincidental\u2026We certainly honor and revere Black History Month as an important part of our education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No books will be removed from the program until the review is done, and Perry added that lots of the books will still be included and teachers and children will still have the option to read them.<\/p>\n<p>He explained, \u201cAnything in our libraries is fair game for teachers to use right now, including many books that are in the bundle program\u2026In fact, the bundle program is by no means an exhaustive list of books on equity. Our libraries have many others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The teacher] just flat out made a mistake,\u201d Perry noted. \u201cThat book is not appropriate at the grade level it was being shared.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>As can be seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Call-Me-Max-Friends-Book\/dp\/147886897X\">Amazon\u2019s<\/a> store page, the reading age for the book is 7-9 years old.&nbsp; The author, Kyle Lukoff, is a transgender writer and disagrees with Perry\u2019s assessment.&nbsp;Lukoff told The Tribune, \u201cI find in my experience that adults think that term unlocks a lot of confusion in children when it really doesn\u2019t.\u201d He recently read the story to a first grade class. The Tribune reports, \u201cOne girl asked him what \u2018transgender\u2019 meant and when he explained, \u2018she just said, \u2018OK,\u2019 and moved on.\u2019\u201d Lukoff added, \u201cIt\u2019s only a problem if you think that being transgender is itself wrong\u2026And it\u2019s not. That\u2019s something the parent then has to work through.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Perry said that he does not anticipate the equity books bundle program, or the Diversity Equity Council which worked on the book bundles, to be ended. For the time being, however, they are both suspended.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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