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http://wavy.com/2016/11/30/classic-novels-pulled-from-accomack-county-public-schools/
Huck Finn and To Kill A Mockingbird.
Oh brother.
Mockingbird is great, mostly due to Atticus being such a great character of moral fortitude. Never cared for Huck Finn.
Huck Finn and To Kill A Mockingbird.
Earlier this month, a parent voiced concerns to the school board about racial slurs in both of the novels.
Right now, we are a nation divided as it is, the mother is heard saying in an audio recording of the meeting on Nov. 15. She tells the board that her biracial son, a high school student, struggled getting through a page that was riddled with a racial slur.
So what are we teaching our children? Were validating that these words are acceptable, and they are not acceptable by any means, the parent said.
Oh brother.
Mockingbird is great, mostly due to Atticus being such a great character of moral fortitude. Never cared for Huck Finn.