Challenged in MN: Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You.
From TwinCities.com:
A parent in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan schools wants administrators to pull a book from nine elementary school libraries because it uses a term for people with cognitive disabilities that many say is derogatory.
Jenna Boutain, a Farmington resident and district employee, filed a request April 10 to have "Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You" removed from district elementary schools after it was given to her child as part of an accelerated-reader list.
A district committee will consider her request May 14.
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Boutain works with students with special needs at Falcon Ridge Middle School, according to the district's website. She did not respond to requests for comment.
A school official offered to restrict Boutain's children's access to the book, and she agreed, but decided to continue with her petition to remove the book from district libraries, records show.
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