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A school board in Florida removed a fictional children's book about a Black boy being killed by a white police officer after it was called "propaganda."
Florida school halts use of book about a Black boy s killing
A Florida school board is halting the use of “Ghost Boys” after a police union complained to the school district that it s anti-police “propaganda.”
Credit: AK Press Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:08 PM EDT May 9, 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A Florida school board is halting the use of a fictional book about a Black boy who is killed by a white officer after a police union complained to the school district that it is anti-police “propaganda.”
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported the children’s fiction book “Ghost Boys” by Jewell Parker Rhodes was used in one fifth grade class at an elementary school in Coral Springs, Florida, without going through the district’s vetting process.
Florida school halts use of book about a Black boy s killing
A Florida school board is halting the use of “Ghost Boys” after a police union complained to the school district that it s anti-police “propaganda.”
Credit: AK Press Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:08 PM EDT May 9, 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A Florida school board is halting the use of a fictional book about a Black boy who is killed by a white officer after a police union complained to the school district that it is anti-police “propaganda.”
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported the children’s fiction book “Ghost Boys” by Jewell Parker Rhodes was used in one fifth grade class at an elementary school in Coral Springs, Florida, without going through the district’s vetting process.