A 2017 Letter To Edmond Public Schools From A Parent About The Glass Castle and Kite Runner

In 2017, a parent discovered that her 10th grade daughter was being required to read The Kite Runner for her English class - and that her daughter's teacher had read parts of the book aloud in class, teaching her daughter a word she didn't have in her vernacular previously, and one of which the mother didn't approve. 

She is not the first parent who has complained about two of the books that have been required reading for 10th grade English class for numerous years. In fact, many parents have followed the chain of command up through administrators to express their irritation and frustration over the fact that these books have been assigned to kids barely even 16 years of age, believing that they are not developmentally appropriate reading for high school aged students. 

Most parents believe that their child's school would never REQUIRE their kids to read something of which they wouldn't approve, but many - like this parent - are naive and don't check into the books their kids are reading. 

To see the full video on this topic, 

see YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdK_05IxxLE

and Rumble - https://rumble.com/v4g2z39-rope-report-live-jenni-and-michael-talk-edmond-public-schools-refusal-to-di.html

Edmond Public Schools Superintendent Explains Her Priorities - And They're NOT Students

In a video posted to Facebook and on the district's website, Dr. Angela Grunwald, Superintendent of EPS, explains how it is that she will protect her district using taxpayer-paid attorneys to petition the Supreme Court to stop EPS from having their accreditation downgraded because they are refusing to remove two books from the curriculum. 

The books are the Kite Runner and The Glass Castle - books that are required reading in the 10th grade English curriculum - that parents have been complaining about since 2014 (that we know about). 

Why would a Superintendent use tax dollars to prevent the removal of two books from the curriculum after years of complaints from parents? Because, as she explains in this video, Superintendent Grunwald prioritizes "moving EPS forward" and "the district" above the well-being of students - and certainly their parents. 

See the full video here on YouTube and here on Rumble.