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Instructional Materials Review Committee recommends keeping 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' in AP English with alternatives offered
Summary
After reviewing a parental complaint, the Instructional Materials Review Committee recommended that Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks remain in the AP English Language and Composition curriculum, with alternatives and parent notification.
The Instructional Materials Review Committee reviewed a parental complaint about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and recommended on March 26 that the book remain in use in the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition course at Ward Melville High School.
Dr. Biscari (committee chair/administrator) told the board the complaint, received Jan. 25, objected to passages the parent described…
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