<blockquote>Lemont parents and community members at the Nov. 21 school board said they wanted to pull Angelou’s autobiography off the class reading list.

“I’ve read some excerpts of [‘I know Why the Caged Bird Sings’] that include an 8-year-old getting raped; it’s very explicit,” said Mary Kay Fessler. “The sexual content is too much for their young minds to process. As an adult, yes, we can process that, but as a 14-, 15-,16-year-old, I don’t’ think they have the neurological [power] to process that.”</blockquote>
via <a href="http://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/lemont-h-s-class-reading-list-questioned-parents/">Lemont H.S. class reading list questioned by parents - Chronicle Media</a>.