![]() ![]() The resident feared the book would upset black children reading it. A resident had objected to the novel’s depiction of how blacks are treated by members of a racist white community in an Alabama town during the Depression. Retained in the English curriculum by the Cherry Hill (NJ) Board of Education. Edmund Campion Secondary School classrooms in Brampton (Ontario, Canada) because a parent objected to language used in the novel, including *. 2012īanned or challenged for offensive language and racism. 29, 2016, the book was reinstated on Dec. A parent objected to racial slurs in the book. Retained in the Accomack County (VA) Public Schools. At Hamilton (AZ) High School, parents expressed concern over a school assignment addressing the use of the N-word in the classic novel. After national outcry, the book is available to be taught as an optional assignments with the written permission of a parent. 2018Īfter a mother complained to the superintendent that her son was uncomfortable with the N-word, the novel was removed from the 8th-grade curriculum at Biloxi (MS) Public Schools in the middle of teaching it, without following policy. The titles remain in the school library, and can still be optional reading for students. Following a review process, the district decided to retain the title, stating, “The committee recommended MGHS English teachers carefully consider place in the curriculum, the context in which it’s taught, other equivalent options or other ways to use the book that might include using as a choice rather than as a required text.” Citing the use of racial slurs in the books, Duluth (MN) school district administrators decided to remove Lee’s novel and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the curriculum “to protect the dignity of our students” and not require them to read books that marginalize them. The parent, who had two children in the district, complained about the book’s use of the N-word, the portrayal of Atticus Finch as a white savior, the absence of other works representing people of color, and the deep racial divide in a student body that is 83% white. 2019Ī parent requested that the novel be removed from the 9th-grad curriculum at Monona Grove (WI) High School. The status of the substitute teacher is not known. The district adopted a new policy stating that “racially charged language will no longer be spoken” in classrooms. ![]() The only black student in the class recorded the reading, notified the teacher that she was offended, and brought the matter to the attention of the principal. At a board meeting, the superintendent stated, “This is not about censorship, this is about righting the wrongs of the past.” 2020Ī white substitute teacher at the Mustang (OK) High School read the N-Word aloud from To Kill A Mockingbird. The books will be allowed in classroom libraries, but no student can be required to read them. 2021īanned and challenged for racial slurs and their negative effect on students, featuring a “white savior” character, and its perception of the Black experience.Īfter parent complaints about the use of racist epithets in To Kill a Mockingbird Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Cay Of Mice and Men and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the Burbank (CA) Unified School District superintendent issued a statement removing the books from the district’s required reading lists for its English curriculum and banned the use of the N-word in all school classes. No timeline has been provided for when the criteria will be revealed or utilized. The district is accepting input students, teachers, and parents as they set criteria for what should be on mandatory reading lists. While the books remain in school libraries, teachers can no longer use them as part of their curricula. Hart Union High School District in Santa Clarita (CA). In response to concerns raised by students and parents, Of Mice and Men, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and To Kill a Mockingbird were temporarily removed from the mandatory reading list of the William S. The district will also review reading lists every eight years. The titles are available for individual reading and teachers can use then with small groups after the teacher has undergone training on facilitating conversations on racism, implicit bias, and racial identity. Following a review committee’s recommendation, the superintendent also banned the use of the N-word in all school classes. ![]() 2022Īfter parent complaints about the use of racist epithets in To Kill a Mockingbird Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Cay Of Mice and Men and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the Burbank (CA) Unified School District superintendent removed these titles from required classroom reading lists. Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere. ![]()
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