| Dak: I'm not sure how much discussion about a book happens in US schools, but we did plenty of that here. Generally the idea WOULD be to present an opinion that may be different than what their parents tought them. Schools can't and shouldn't be there to repeat what parents tell their kids - they need to be independant from parental influence and actually TEACH things. That includes stories about the difficulties of all minorities. Be that a jew in nazi germany, a black slave in early US history or gays today.
If the existance of those groups is an offense to someone, they need to grow up and learn to deal with it. | 