A group of parents and residents peppered a St. Tammany School Board committee Thursday night with questions about the district's curriculum and the Common Core standards. The parents were concerned about what they say is questionable material being taught to their children.
Sara Wood, who has three children in Mandeville area public schools ranging from elementary school to high school, said some of the material her children are reading is "anti-American, anti-family and anti-Christian.'' Another parent, Terra Orgeron, said she has numerous questions about the effectiveness of Common Core and that it is "developmentally inappropriate for younger grades.