Two pages of "Paint Me Like I Am," a nationally recognized book of teen poetry, are missing from the copy standing on Landis Intermediate School's library shelf.
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Principal Don Kohaut recently removed the pages that included the poem "Diary of an Abusive Stepfather" after a 13-year-old Landis student's mother questioned its appropriateness. The 31-line poem is peppered with profanity and details a violent relationship between an adult and child.

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"It is quite a piece of literature," said Kohaut, who said he opted to remove the offensive poem to allow students access to the other teen works in the anthology.