Robert Toy
TAYLOR, Mich. — Mark Twain's classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been pulled from high school classes after a parent of a black student complained that a teacher had students read portions aloud.
There is only one black child in the English class where the book, which contains racial slurs, was read aloud and acted out, The Detroit News reported Thursday.
The book will remain on the shelves at Taylor School District's high schools. The district's curriculum committee will recommend to the school board whether the book should have a future in district classrooms.
"We want to be sensitive to how the children feel," said Lynette Sutton, assistant superintendent for secondary instruction.
Full Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227043,00.html
*sigh*
There is only one black child in the English class where the book, which contains racial slurs, was read aloud and acted out, The Detroit News reported Thursday.
The book will remain on the shelves at Taylor School District's high schools. The district's curriculum committee will recommend to the school board whether the book should have a future in district classrooms.
"We want to be sensitive to how the children feel," said Lynette Sutton, assistant superintendent for secondary instruction.
Full Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227043,00.html
*sigh*