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  • As book lovers celebrate 'Banned Books Week,' Wash. district pulls Twain classic

    09/22/2003 11:22:59 AM PDT · by bedolido · 54 replies · 566+ views
    KING5 ^ | 09/22/03 | KING5.com Staff
    RENTON, Wash. - Renton schools have temporarily pulled "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the high school reading list because of complaints from a black family. The district will give teachers extra training before bringing the book back to classrooms. Renton High School Senior Calista Phair says she can't read a book that degrades her and her culture. Renton's curriculum director, Ed Sheppard, says a group of teachers will re-examine Mark Twain's classic and determine how they can teach it in a culturally sensitive manner. Phair's grandmother, Beatrice Clark, says that's not enough. She intends to bring the issue before...