![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But the principal, Linda Faucetta, decided against it out of fear that it would generate the same kind of outcry as did ''Nappy Hair.'' She retained it in classroom libraries for optional reading.ĭr. The book, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, was scheduled for classroom use by sixth graders at Intermediate School 296 in Bushwick. Crew said he supported a District 32 principal's decision last week to remove another critically acclaimed book, ''War Comes to Willy Freeman,'' which uses the word ''nigger'' in a historical context in one passage. ''I would hope that other teachers would use books that would give children positive images of themselves,'' he said.Īt the same time, Dr. Crew added that it would be unfortunate if other teachers shied away from multicultural material. The teacher's removal from her classroom generated widespread discussion about the book and its merits.ĭr. 75 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, after some black parents publicly threatened her for using the book, which is a critically acclaimed story by a black scholar. Sherman, transferred to Public School 131 in Jamaica, Queens, about a week ago from P.S. ''It's a misguided deed that these people did.'' ![]() ''This is a case of parents rushing to a judgment of a teacher without knowing the facts or the context at all,'' Dr. Speaking out for the first time on the ''Nappy Hair'' controversy, Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew said yesterday that it was unfortunate that a group of ill-informed residents had succeeded in driving a white teacher from her classroom for using the book. ![]()
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