Earlier this school year, after noticing certain reading materials online that all students could access, a Houston County teacher brought the concern to school officials.
“When we started looking into that, we had to change some things and we had to block some of the access and allow our teachers to just give certain access to books for our students to try to keep them from seeing some of the controversial material that was available,” explains Brandy White, Superintendent of Houston County Schools.
Terry explains that sometimes literature can be controversial depending on the age group reading it, and that’s why they’re extra cautious. “You may have a child that is reading at a high level, higher than their grade level, and we have to make sure that we kind of guide them as they choose material that doesn’t have more mature content than what they can understand at their age,” Terry finishes.Houston County Schools has a policy in place where parents can challenge materials.Subscribe to our