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knitter4democracy

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2. I've run into this as a teacher.

Reply to HoosierRadical (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 07:20 PM

Feb 2013

Last year when I was a long-term sub, I had a mom do her darndest with the school to get Their Eyes Were Watching God banned. I had several calls from her, dealt with her student more than once, and found out that she'd called the principal. Years ago, I had parents get the principal to drop Morrison's Song of Solomon because it supposedly was racist against white people. Seriously.

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Protecting White Kids From History. [View all] HoosierRadical Feb 2013 OP

Her problem is HISTORY. elleng Feb 2013 #1

What are people so afraid of? HoosierRadical Feb 2013 #4

Same old Same old, elleng Feb 2013 #5

I've run into this as a teacher. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #2

Unbelievable. HoosierRadical Feb 2013 #3

It is in my experience. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #6