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FLAMER SEX BOOK FOUND UNIT 5; Heyworth Teacher REPORTED to Cops after exposing SEX books

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May 18, 2023 | 10:35 AM
FLAMER SEX BOOK FOUND UNIT 5; Heyworth Teacher REPORTED to Cops after exposing SEX books


A sexually explicit book is allegedly off the shelves of Unit 5 Chiddix middle school, but not before a few students saw graphic images and took pictures. The book explains how masturbation gives you a “surprise sensation.”
The book Flamer is one of  the 13 books that made the American Library Association list of “Most Challenged Books” last year. According to an anonymous Unit 5 parent, a student (the parent’s son) found this book in the school library and was a bit upset about it and originally thought the book was innocent because the cover was so inviting.
“We talked about staying away from it. Later his friend checked it out after he found it. He [the friend] wanted to take it home and show his mother. My son captured images of the book on the bus at that time so he could show us,” said the Unit 5 parent.

Photo captured by a student at Chiddix middle school

Just a few short days later, allegedly, the student who checked the book out was approached by the librarian and one of the assistant principals and was asked to return the book.
FOIA requests placed by Cities confirm the book was checked out recently, the timeline of when this book was checked out corresponds to when the photos were taken by students on the bus.
This comes amidst a recent resignation of Sarah Bonner, who exposed children to sexually explicit material. Cities 92.9 uncovered a Pornhub documentary feature on the school district website that was listed as “suggested reading” for a “Reading Mondays” assignment given to students at Heyworth Junior High School. Cities also uncovered photos of the book This Book Is Gay taken by students inside the Heyworth classroom.

Bonner told TODAY.com: “By Wednesday, I received notice that parents had gotten a hold of pictures from that book that their child had taken in class,” said Bonner. “By Friday, I was told that parents had filed a police report against me for child endangerment.”

Bonner would be wrong. After speaking with Heyworth Police Chief Michael Geriets, Cities found there was no report filed under “Child Endangerment.”

The report is listed as “Other non-criminal offense” and titled, “Reported Age-Inappropriate Material Provided by a Teacher.”

“Ultimately no parent wanted to pursue any type of criminal charges and seemed satisfied with the way the school handled their complaint,” said Geriets. “My report is for documentation purposes and information only.”

The state of Illinois recently passed a law where local libraries and school districts will not receive funding if they so-called “ban books.” Schools and libraries could lose money for pulling books off the shelves.

It’s not the first time parents have taken issue with a middle schooler having “This Book is Gay” thrust upon them by a teacher.

This parent in this video (above) is from North Carolina, the parents from Heyworth shared similar sentiment with the school board, which was not shared by NBC or TODAY.com’s coverage. 

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