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Ban The Books! Should Certain Books Be Removed From School Curriculum?

A school in Scotland canceled To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men from their curriculum ami...

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08.23 7 Jul 2021


Ban The Books! Should Certain Books Be Removed From School Curriculum?


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08.23 7 Jul 2021


A school in Scotland canceled To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men from their curriculum amid concerns of a “dated” approach to race.  Students will be no longer required to read these books, as teachers claim they promote a “white saviour” narrative. Should Irish schools follow suit?    To discuss this we heard from Dr Ebun Joseph, Founder of the Institute of Antiracism & Black of Studies in Dublin.

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