On These PagesĪ Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.Ī Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc. 2003Ĭhallenged for insensitivity, racism and offensive language. At a board meeting, the superintendent stated, “This is not about censorship, this is about righting the wrongs of the past.” 2004Ĭhallenged, but retained as part of the Seminole County (FL) school curriculum despite concerns of an African-American couple who found the book inappropriate for their thirteen-year-old son. The books will be allowed in classroom libraries, but no student can be required to read them. The novel received the 1977 John Newbery. 2021Īfter 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. Taylors semi-autobiographical Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a middle grade novel first published in 1976. 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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