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Friday, December 21, 2012

Parents Speak Up About Hoover Teacher's Erotic Novel

North Canton City Schools Board of Education heard concerns during meeting Wednesday.

North Canton City Schools Board of Education members got an earful Wednesday from numerous parents unhappy about a Hoover High School teacher's erotic novel. The book titled "Schooled" is described on Amazon.com as "Chelsea Handler meets '50 Shades of Gray.'" It contains adult language, adult content and explicit sex scenes and is being sold in the online store's erotic section. Carol Ann Eastman, a seven-year Hoover High teacher, reportedly authored the book under the pen name Deena Bright. Parents told the school board Wednesday that it's not the book itself that's bothersome, but comments attributed to the author about the novel, the Canton Repository reported Thursday. The newspaper stated that two parents said they would not want …

Julie

8:35 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

At first I thought the teacher should have the right to write a book of any kind under a pseudo name. I still think so. But now that she has been found out and the things she stated in her interview I feel a bit differently. Her interview statements are disgusting and I would definitely not want her teaching my child. It's bad enough what people/teachers think but to actually say it is perverse. …   more ›

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