Virginia school pulls ‘Finn’ and ‘Mockingbird’ over slurs
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Raw Story
irginia school district has pulled two American literature classics from the classroom after a parent complained about their historically accurate use of racial slurs. The superintendent of Accomack County Public Schools confirmed the district had removed Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” and Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” after a parent voiced her concerns during a Nov. 15 school board meeting, reported WAVY-TV. “Right now, we are a nation divided as it is,” said the mother, whose name was not released, in a recording of the meeting.
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Friday 02 December 2016 - 09:23:31