AdvertisementThe debate within the district comes after a summer of mass protests calling for an end to the unjust treatment of Black people. They also worry about the way these books portray Black history and the lessons they might impart to modern readers. “I’ve been in classrooms where teachers, white teachers specifically, unconditionally say the N-word without anybody’s concern or single out a single African American student to become the spokesperson for the entire class. “We are not removing books from our classrooms or schools,” Hill said; they’ll remain in libraries and on optional reading lists. “It seems to have gone directly from an experiences at one of the schools to becoming a district-wide prohibition,” said a Burbank middle school teacher who asked to remain anonymous.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 12, 2020 15:56 UTC