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Middle schoolers given ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ word search

Parents at a Monessen, Pennsylvania middle school were shocked to learn that a class was assigned a word search containing terms associated with the steamy novel and movie Fifty Shades of Grey.

Terms included in the search were “spanking,” “submissive,” “leather cuffs” and “bondage.” Some were even more explicit.

One parent had tried to question the school’s principal and dean, but was rebuffed due to his desire to record the conversation.

The Associated Press reports:

“I wanted to record the conversation because a lot of parents had questions about it, and I was denied that,” Carter told the board.

Monessen district officials said at the meeting that they couldn’t discuss the issue because they just learned about it Monday. Superintendent Leanne Spazak said the circumstances of the puzzle were under investigation.

One school board member who didn’t attend the meeting told WTAE-TV that the puzzle was a big mistake.

“It was a huge but unintentional error and collected from the five students involved as soon as it was realized,” Roberta Bergstedt wrote in an email. “Unfortunately, one copy was taken by a student who then posted it on social media.”

The (racy) film opens this Friday.

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