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Book saying slaves treated like 'family' pulled from Conn. school
Fourth grade textbook saying slaves were like 'family' pulled from Connecticut school district
“The Connecticut Adventure,” is a 250-page textbook published in 2001.
(Alex Von Kleydorff/Hearst Connecticut Media)
Sarah Grochowski
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 3:18 PM
Hundreds of social studies textbooks will be removed from a Connecticut school district after a mother complained it teaches students that some slaves were treated like family.
“The Connecticut Adventure,” is a 250-page textbook published in 2001 by Gibbs Smith Publishing. The text — authored by John W. Ifkovic — has been utilized as teaching material in grade four classes since 2007.
In the section on slavery in Connecticut the text reads, "Compared to other colonies, Connecticut did not have many slaves.”
The text also reads that slave owners “cared for and protected them like members of the family,” sometimes even educating them.
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The book's publisher did not immediately return a request for comment.
(Alex Von Kleydorff/Hearst Connecticut Media)
Concerns about the book reached Norwalk County’s school district at the end of November, Norwalk newspaper The Hour reports.
Within a week of reviewing the text, district officials announced their decision to discontinue all use of the book in classrooms — used in 10 of the 12 schools in the city.
In an online statement Norwalk Public Schools released on Monday, a spokesman said the district deemed the book “inaccurate.”
In the section on slavery in Connecticut the text reads, "Compared to other colonies, Connecticut did not have many slaves.”
(Alex Von Kleydorff/Hearst Connecticut Media)
“The portion of the textbook minimizes the impact and implications of slavery from the perspective of many constituents in the Norwalk community,” the school district admitted.
Parents in Norwalk are happy about the district’s decision, The Hour reports.
The textbook will be removed from schools in the district by January 3 of 2017.
The book's publisher did not immediately return a request for comment.
Fourth grade textbook saying slaves were like 'family' pulled from Connecticut school district
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“The Connecticut Adventure,” is a 250-page textbook published in 2001.
(Alex Von Kleydorff/Hearst Connecticut Media)
Sarah Grochowski
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 3:18 PM
Hundreds of social studies textbooks will be removed from a Connecticut school district after a mother complained it teaches students that some slaves were treated like family.
“The Connecticut Adventure,” is a 250-page textbook published in 2001 by Gibbs Smith Publishing. The text — authored by John W. Ifkovic — has been utilized as teaching material in grade four classes since 2007.
In the section on slavery in Connecticut the text reads, "Compared to other colonies, Connecticut did not have many slaves.”
The text also reads that slave owners “cared for and protected them like members of the family,” sometimes even educating them.
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The book's publisher did not immediately return a request for comment.
(Alex Von Kleydorff/Hearst Connecticut Media)
Concerns about the book reached Norwalk County’s school district at the end of November, Norwalk newspaper The Hour reports.
Within a week of reviewing the text, district officials announced their decision to discontinue all use of the book in classrooms — used in 10 of the 12 schools in the city.
In an online statement Norwalk Public Schools released on Monday, a spokesman said the district deemed the book “inaccurate.”
In the section on slavery in Connecticut the text reads, "Compared to other colonies, Connecticut did not have many slaves.”
(Alex Von Kleydorff/Hearst Connecticut Media)
“The portion of the textbook minimizes the impact and implications of slavery from the perspective of many constituents in the Norwalk community,” the school district admitted.
Parents in Norwalk are happy about the district’s decision, The Hour reports.
The textbook will be removed from schools in the district by January 3 of 2017.
The book's publisher did not immediately return a request for comment.
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