Sometimes you just have to clutch your pearls and push forward

parents. It’s very graphic and the “f” word is used over 100 times. This is just one example.

The Valley News or the Village News doesn’t typically publish foul language. It’s usually not necessary.

When we are covering school curriculum, that’s the point. If it’s too graphic to put in a newspaper that mostly adults read, how appropriate is it for school children?

It’s an important discussion as our culture changes. It’s a local decision. All the grown ups in the room need to be an example to the children and carefully consider the options without rhetoric, name calling, yelling, or screaming.