South Windsor High School English Teacher Suspended After Exposing Students to Inappropriate Poem

Wait for it... it's an Allen Ginsberg poem! And yet, unlike Ginsberg's poem "Howl" which was seized by U.S. customs in 1956, resulting in the arrest of Howl and Other Poems's publisher, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, leading to a subsequent trial that galvanized the Beat poetry movement: the Allen Ginsberg poem that a South Windsor High School English Instructor shared with students last week ("Please Master") explicitly details sex between men, leaving parents and school officials to question its relevance to a high school English lesson plan. From NBC Connecticut:

An English teacher at South Windsor High School has been placed on leave after directing students to read what school officials are calling a "highly inappropriate" poem.
The superintendent's office sent a letter to teacher David Olio on Monday notifying him of his suspension. According to his website, Olio graduated from Trinity College and has taught English at South Windsor High School since 1996.

"As we discussed at our meeting, you have been placed on paid administrative leave while we investigate the concerns that have been brought to our attention," Asst. Supt. Colin J. McNamara wrote in the letter.

McNamara said Olio is not allowed to contact students or enter school property during his suspension. While the South Windsor Board of Education is investigating, police said they are not taking part. Olio is not facing any charges. [...]

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