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B.C. school district removes 4 books from reading list, citing racial equity
(www.nelsonstar.com)
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Just to provide some perspective for anyone who doesn't read the article:
That's not to make a claim about whether it's a good idea or not-- It will probably make it less likely that teachers will choose these books, which might be bad. The reasoning (outdated handling of racial topics; discomfort for students) is dubious and under-explained, IMO. But unless I'm missing something, it's not even close to a book ban.
Just keep that in mind in advance of the "SOON IT WILL BE THOUGHT CRIME!" angle.
This decision comes from a group of teachers. From the article and local reporting it also seems unpopular with both sides of the provincial political fence.
Correct, which is interesting-- I was surprised that Premier Eby a) criticized the decision, and b) referred to it as a ban.