“There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable,” school board vice president Kenny Holloway vaguely told the Sun Herald.
“We can teach the same lesson with other books,” Holloway explained to the Herald last week.
Similarly, we could illustrate the history of U.S. censorship with countless books other than “Mockingbird.”.
Engaged parents should call the school district with the clear message: Our kids are tough enough to read a real book.
“It’s slipped into usage with some people like ourselves, when they want a common, ugly term to label somebody.”.
“When school districts remove ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from the reading list, we know we have real problems,” Duncan wrote.
The enduring lesson of Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. »