MUKILTEO, Wash. — Students first told Shanta Freeman-Miller about how it hurt to read “To Kill a Mockingbird” five years ago.
Students hated ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Their teachers tried to dump it.
Four progressive teachers in Washington’s Mukilteo School District wanted to protect students from a book they saw as outdated and harmful. The blowback was fierce.
November 3, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT