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Another school board removing another heralded book from its curriculum: "To Kill a Mockingbird" will be removed from the Mukilteo WA School District's ninth-grade English/Language Arts required reading list. king5.com/video/news/edu via

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'To Kill a Mockingbird' will be removed from ninth-grade required reading list in Mukilteo

The Mukilteo School District received a request to remove the book from the district's curriculum over racial concerns.

6:59 PM · Jan 28, 2022

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To Kill a Mockingbird? SERIOUSLY?

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Looked at the story. SO disappointed as to who espoused this.

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Have you ordered 26 copies of it yet?

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Absolutely disgraceful.

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I’m pretty sure the person in the video making the criticism of the book is as politically juxtaposed from the Koch Brothers a much as you can be. I’m not for banning books but you should really go watch the video

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Harper is the 10th most popular name for girls in America. I don’t think that’s because parents hate the message of the book. #momofaharper

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C’mon folks, context matters here. This is not a case of a book ban.

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This isn't the same as what's happened in regards to Maus. They're updating the curriculum to be more inclusive and accurate and not traumatize Black children. Do not equate the 2. twitter.com/jaketapper/sta…

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There are a million other amazing books a class can read, that doesn’t make some students uncomfortable. It’s not banned at all. The book still sits in the library.

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If the next book chosen “makes some students uncomfortable,” should it be removed too?