But some parents say that’s only one side of the story and think the outrage is out of line.
“I just think it's absolutely absurd,” said Regan Raeth, a 2020 graduate of Hudson High School.
The book was used for years in the school’s College Credit Plus writing class, but was taken away from students Monday after parents and administrators became aware of some of the writing prompts inside.
One prompt instructs the writer to drink a beer and then write about the taste. Another said, “Write a sex scene you wouldn’t show your mom.”
“It was this small, teeny, tiny thing that we were exposed to maybe 20 minutes a week at max,” said Raeth. “You pick your prompts, you sit down, you write it, and then you put the book back. That was the whole thing.”
Raeth said her teacher only used the book a few times a week to help students get creative with their writing at the beginning of classes and they never used any of the more explicit prompts.
“We were warned about there being some explicit material. And she just said, ‘Don't use the prompts.’ And so none of us did. We all ignored it,” said Raeth.
The book went unnoticed for years until some parents and administrators discovered the prompts inside Friday.