Mashfield, Wisconsin School Board Member Wants Muppets Book Banned From Kindergarten Curriculum

UPDATE December 10: “Panel: Muppets Book Should Stay In Curriculum” (via Marshfield News Herald)

On Wednesday, an eight-member panel voted unanimously to recommend that the Marshfield School District continue using the book “For Every Child a Better World” by Jim Henson in kindergarten social studies curriculum.

From the Marshfield News Herald:

A school board member who fears a children’s book about the Muppets is too graphic for young children will try to get the book removed from kindergarten curriculum at a Wednesday meeting between Marshfield school officials and community members.
Marshfield School Board member Mary Carney in July objected to the district’s use of the book For Every Child a Better World by Jim Henson in kindergarten classes, The book, she contends, contains images of suffering children living in poverty and violence, including one illustration that shows a child living in a box in the rain. Some people have said they were traumatized after reading the book, according to Carney, who cited online reviews as evidence.
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…Carney wants it removed from the district’s kindergarten social studies curriculum, which teachers are scheduled to use in early 2016.

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See Also: Wisconsin school board member wants Muppets book about world problems banned (via NY Daily News)

See Also: Toronto Public Library Was Asked to Pull Dr. Seuss Book ‘Hop on Pop’ (April 29, 2014)

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