A deeper dive into the English curriculum reveals a year’s worth of “diverse” texts featuring sexual abuse, sexual minorities, and sexual development. Who anointed the high school English department as the instructor of teen sexual experience — all without notifying parents?

The answer is simple. “The Poet X” reflects many FCPS leaders’ view of themselves as sexual progressives rescuing students from obscurantist parents and outdated religious beliefs, while ushering them into the real world where they can embrace their sexuality.