Parents said Wednesday that they had no idea that their children were shown an R-rated movie intheir children's classroom last week.
Part of "Saving Private Ryan" was shown at a Marysville High School history class, 10TV's AndyHirsch reported.
("My 15-year-old daughter) knew that she was watching something that she didn't want to watch,"said Tamara Bowers, a parent. "The images made her uncomfortable so she asked to be excusedand left."
Bowers and a handful of other parents have been trying to get the district to ban the use ofR-rated movies, regardless of their content, Hirsch reported.
"I applaud the teachers for using different media, different ways to teach the kids. RatedR movies are not one of them," Bowers said.
Marysville Superintendent Larry Zimmerman admitted that "Saving Private Ryan" is not on thedistrict's approved list of R-rated movies. He said that policy was broken when parents werenot notified ahead of time.
Zimmerman said that he put a hold on showing any R or PG-13 movies while the district takes acloser look at its procedures, but stopped short of calling for an all-out ban, pointing out theirpotential educational value.
The decision of when, or even if the movies are shown again is ultimately up to the Board ofEducation. No timetable was given as to when a decision would be made.
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