[CASL-L] CBS News: School district pulls "To Kill A Mockingbird" over "uncomfortable" language

[LaMontagne, Todd (Ellis)]

That news story is from this past December.  The school board has since reinstated the books.  I'm guessing the parent never actually read the books, but saw the "n" word and jumped to the conclusion that the books should be pulled.  She should listen to her kid's playlist, and she'll get an earful!

Todd M. LaMontagne
Library Media Specialist
H. H. Ellis Technical High School
613 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, CT  06239
(860) 412-7558
todd.lamontagne at ct.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of CAITLIN CARBONELL
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 2:48 PM
To: Matthew Cadorette; 'Christopher Barlow'; CASL-L
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] CBS News: School district pulls "To Kill A Mockingbird" over "uncomfortable" language

If you're uncomfortable by To Kill a Mockingbird, you're exactly the audience that should be reading it.

Caitlin Carbonell
School Librarian
Sprague Elementary School
203-574-8189
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From: Matthew Cadorette [MCadorette at waterfordschools.org]
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 2:13 PM
To: 'Christopher Barlow'; CASL-L
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] CBS News: School district pulls "To Kill A Mockingbird" over "uncomfortable" language

Making us uncomfortable would seem to be the job of art.

From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Christopher Barlow
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 12:49 PM
To: CASL-L
Subject: [CASL-L] CBS News: School district pulls "To Kill A Mockingbird" over "uncomfortable" language

FYI in case you hadn't heard about this.

Chris Barlow
Library Media Specialist
Wooster Middle School
Stratford

School district pulls "To Kill A Mockingbird" over "uncomfortable" language CBS News

"There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable," the school board's vice president says Read the full story<https://apple.news/AcJzojUZ5QFSABMY4Bj2LJQ>
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