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This book was included in a TPE upper grade read-aloud by teachers to students.
 
This book was included in the Global and Cultural Perspectives suggested books for parents to read to their elementary age children.  The author is a self-proclaimed Marxist and promotes child indoctrination of Marxist beliefs.   The entire list of suggested at-home reading books has recently been removed from the Mariemont Schools’ website.
This book is included in the Cultural Intelligence course at the junior high.
This book has been added to the Human Experience + Cultural Perspectives Course at the high school.

Every staff member was gifted a personal copy of this book by the School Board for their Personal Development (hundreds of copies). It is also included in the Human Experiences + Cultural Perspectives class at the high school. This post is Part 1.
This book was included in the MEPTO Weekly Newsletter 12/8/2021 from the suggested Empathy reading list.
This book was included in the Human Experiences + Cultural Perspectives, but has been removed.

This book was included in the Human Experiences + Cultural Perspectives high school class original proposed reading list, but has since been removed.
Cornel West – “Justice versus Revenge” This is a video included in the “Human Experiences and Global Perspectives” course taught at the high school. It is part of the “Justice” unit.
This book was included as a 4th quarter school wide reading book. JUST ASK by Sonia Sotomayor

This book was included in the MEPTO newsletter of books suggested by ME school counselor for February 2022. The theme is “Acceptance”. The book normalizes street rioting, violence, theft and arson with no condemnation or alternative. Not sure how this fits the theme “Acceptance”. The story ends with what appears to be a step toward racial reconciliation between neighbors. It’s difficult to see how a 6 year-old would grasp that.