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Volume 20, Number 44
Friday, November 3, 2023
School leaders to review book over content concerns By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
A book assigned to Southington High School students is under review by education leaders following concerns from some parents and residents. Sexual and violent passages in “Native Son” by Richard Wright prompted the reconsideration. The book has been assigned for years to local high school students.
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to a company spokesman. Area locations include Newington, Avon, Waterbury and Manchester. See Bob’s, A9
Sue Zabohonsky, a Southington resident, read a passage from the unabridged version of “Native Son” during a Board of Education meeting earlier this month. The passage described the main character and a friend masturbating in a theater while watching women pass by. Zabohonsky said there are abridged versions that omit some of the sexual passages.
Review committee Colleen Clark, Board of Education chairwoman and a Republican, said parents had followed the district’s policy for requesting a review of curriculum. School Superintendent Steven Madancy was charged with forming a committee to reconsider the book. The decision to keep or remove the book can be made by district leaders or the board.
“If we find any literary value in this book, there is an edition that doesn’t include this “If the superintendent brings one scene,” she said to board members. See Book, A30
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