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Elmbrook board keeps two contested AP titles, requires parental sign-off
Summary
After hours of public testimony and extended debate, the Elmbrook School District board voted 4–3 to retain The Handmaid's Tale and The Kite Runner on AP English course materials and require parental acknowledgment on the course syllabus for enrolled students.
The Elmbrook School District Board of Education voted 4–3 to include The Handmaid's Tale and The Kite Runner in the AP literature primary resources while requiring parents to sign off on the course syllabus.
Supporters of the books — including teachers, students and dozens of parents — told the board that both titles have long been used in AP classrooms, that opt-out procedures exist, and that removing the texts could jeopardize course rigor and students’ preparation for College…
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