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Parents say book assigned to Abilene HS English class is 'disgusting', 'inappropriate' for sexual content

Summary by KTAB News
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Parents say a book assigned to an Abilene High School English class is "disgusting" and "inappropriate" due to sexual content. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, a book about a 9-year-old boy who loses his father in the 9/11 terrorism attacks, was recently assigned reading for the Freshman Honors English class, with a pending quiz to follow. However, when parents saw the reading material, many…

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KTAB News broke the news in on Friday, September 12, 2025.
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