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Hanover County (VA) schools bans 75 more books, including "Wicked" and "The Handmaid's Tale"

Hanover County school administrators on Friday instructed teachers and librarians to remove a list of 75 books from shelves, including an array of well-known titles.

What's happening: "The Handmaid's Tale," "Slaughter House 5," and "Wicked" (yes, the one about the witch in the "Wizard of Oz") are among the books the Hanover School Board flagged for removal.

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bukkat
lemmy.one

Totally get why they'd pull "The Handmaid's Tale." They're shielding those kids from those 2025 spoilers.

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Cort
lemmy.world

Huh, slaughterhouse 5 was required reading when I was in high school. Could just be because I went to school in Indiana where the author is from though.

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sopuli.xyz

I remember friends in high school having to read it for honors English. This was in Washington state

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Aviandelight
mander.xyz

Honestly not surprised. Don't worry though eventually the rich folks in Henrico will annex them too.

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