Photo: Classroom Door At East Hamilton High School
The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] –
In a curriculum review performed by Hamilton County parents and Moms For Liberty, four books have been singled out for exposing students in the classroom to content that many believe will lead to violence, hatred of law enforcement officials and the furtherment of racial divisions.
The recommended reading is intended for children grades 8-12 and 10th grade ELA in Hamilton County Schools.
All four of the books include content where police officers shoot unarmed black children. In two of the books, teens are leaders of riots and in one book, students beat two school security officers.
One of the books, The Hate U Give, was taught in 10th grade English classes last year.
The book content surrounds the fictional story of sixteen-year-old Starr Carter, from a poor black neighborhood who was witness to the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer.
Newsweek states that the book “…is a vital look at racism and police violence.”
CLICK HERE for the detailed summary sheet of the book that pinpoints the majority of the material found to be offensive. Be warned, explicit content abounds in this book that is recommended for children to ingest.
About the Author: Jason Vaughn, Media Coordinator for The Tennessee Conservative ~ Jason previously worked for a legacy publishing company based in Crossville, TN in a variety of roles through his career. Most recently, he served as Deputy Directory for their flagship publication. Prior, he was a freelance journalist writing articles that appeared in the Herald Citizen, the Crossville Chronicle and The Oracle among others. He graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelor’s in English-Journalism, with minors in Broadcast Journalism and History. Contact Jason at news@TennesseeConservativeNews.com
One Response
Just read the summary sheet. This book is filled with nothing but filth and lies. The true statistic about how many blacks are killed by white police officers is being ignored. More white people are killed by police each year. You have to keep in mind that this book is a work of pure fiction. Nothing but crap to push the left’s agenda for dividing the people of this once great nation against one another. What they need is kids to read the Bible. That way they would how to treat each other with respect and dignity. Oh how stupid of me, I forgot the Bible and GOD aren’t “allowed in our schools”. No morals, perversion and total lawlessness is what has taken over America. Sounds a lot like the demonrats and the rinos that run this country. In GOD we trust not man or government.