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Public raises concerns about inclusion of The Kite Runner and district compliance with HB 805
Summary
Members of the public read from The Kite Runner and urged the board to re-evaluate its inclusion in high school curriculum; other commenters said new North Carolina law (HB 805) requires policy changes to classroom library transparency and parental notice.
Public commenters at Tuesdays Wake County Board of Education meeting criticized the presence of Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner in a high school English curriculum and urged the board to adopt policies to comply with recent state law changes, including HB 805.
One speaker read a selection from The Kite Runner and described the excerpt as "deeply troubling," saying the novel's content is too dark for high school students and leaves readers with a "profound sense of hopelessness." The speaker called for the board…
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