Background Information
The 2008 Campus Read Book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie, won the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literaturer.
In April 2010, The Absolutely True Diary ... was first removed from the Stockton, Missouri school and library. After protests, a special public meeting was held on September 8. Here are the results of that meeting as reported in the Cedar County Republican.
Book Remains Removed from Curriculum and Library
by Adam Stillman
Thursday, September 9, 2010 9:10 AM CDT
The Stockton R-1 School Board unanimously voted to keep the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, out of the Stockton High School curriculum, and voted 5-2 to keep it out of the high school library during the special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 8, in the high school gymnasium.
After Shannon Snow gave the book committee report, Kim Jasper and Dana Whitesell addressed the board regarding the use of the book in high school communication arts classes. Then, during the allotted time for public comments, 12 people spoke in opposition to the book’s removal from the classroom and library, and 10 people spoke in favor of the book’s removal from the curriculum and school library. More than 200 people were in attendance, and four TV cameras were present.
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