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‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ ‘Kite Runner’ among books being reviewed over ‘ideology’ concerns at on-base military schools

Staff at Department of Defense-run schools are reviewing and removing library books on the topics of gender identity and inequity. Army photo. Librarians in the schools of 66,000 children of American ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Wake rejects book challenge. ‘The Kite Runner’ will stay in high schools.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Wake County school board panel voted 3-0 to retain 'The Kite Runner' in curriculum. Parent challenge cited graphic themes, but review ...
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Wake rejects book challenge. Why ‘The Kite Runner' will continue to be read.

A Wake County school committee has rejected a parent's request to remove the book "The Kite Runner" from the high school English curriculum. "The Kite Runner" is an award-winning but frequently ...