Asclepias
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I have never read the book myself but from my research on Henrietta Lacks, she was an amazing albeit ignored part of medical history. Without this Black woman we would not have a lot of the cures we currently do for disease. This idiotic mom considers the book pornographic. SMDH.
Tennessee mom calls Henrietta Lacks book 'pornographic,' seeks to have it banned in school
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Jackie Sims' 10th-grade son was asked to read "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" during the summer. "I consider the book pornographic," she tells WBIR-TV. Her son was given an alternate text to read after her objections.
Now, Sims wants the book removed from Knox County Schools entirely.
"I just feel that strongly about it being out of the hands of our children," she says. There are about 59,000 students in the school system, which includes about 90 schools."
Tennessee mom calls Henrietta Lacks book 'pornographic,' seeks to have it banned in school
"
Jackie Sims' 10th-grade son was asked to read "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" during the summer. "I consider the book pornographic," she tells WBIR-TV. Her son was given an alternate text to read after her objections.
Now, Sims wants the book removed from Knox County Schools entirely.
"I just feel that strongly about it being out of the hands of our children," she says. There are about 59,000 students in the school system, which includes about 90 schools."