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Challenged
Challenged, but retained for the 11th grade Regents English classes in Depew (NY) despite concerns about graphic language and sexual content. The school sent parents a letter requesting permission to use the novel and only 3 students were denied permission. -
Challenged
Challenged, but retained for the 11th grade Regents English classes in Depew (NY) despite concerns about graphic language and sexual content. The school sent parents a letter requesting permission to use the novel and only 3 students were denied permission. -
Challeneged
Challenged as required reading for Knox County (TN) High Schools' Honors and as Advanced Placement outside readings for English II because of "inappropriate language." School Superintendent Dr. James P. McIntyre, Jr. said that a parent identified this as an issue and the book was removed from the required reading list. He didn't say whether the book was still in the schools. -
Banned
Banned as required reading for Sumner County (TN) schools because of "inappropriate language." -
Challenged
Challenged in the Verona (NJ) High School curriculum because a parent found the sexual nature of the story inappropriate. -
Challenged
Challenged, but retained in the Waukesha (WI) South High School despite claims the book is "too racy to read." -
Challenged
Challenged, but retained in the Lumberton Township (NJ) middle school despite a parent questioning its "sexual content."