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COLUMBUS -- A Pulitzer Prize winning novel is under fire in one local school district after a parent claimed it's not appropriate reading material for middle school students.
To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, has been a school-reading staple for decades, but Samuel Hairston Jr. isn't so fond of the book's use of a particular word, NBC 4's Tacoma Newsome reported.
The book is being read aloud via a CD player and eighth-grade students in the Hamilton Local School District must follow along. But according to Hairston Jr., the book's use of the N-word puts a spotlight on black students in the class.
"They became the focus and the center of attention," Hairston Jr. said. "Everybody kind of looked at them every time that word was mentioned. It made them very uncomfortable."
Meshon Hairston, a student in the class, said his teacher looked at him the first time the word was read aloud.
"It's a good book, it's just the N-word is offensive," he said. "I think they could have chose something else."
Hairston Jr. said he took his concerns to the school and suggested the class choose another book. He said he was told the book has always been part of approved curriculum and will continue to be read.
He also said he feels the district isn't being sensitive to black students, Newsome reported.
NBC 4 approached a district official about the issue, but the official said they had not been made aware of the issue, and would look into it.
Hairston Jr., meanwhile, said while he and the district disagree on the use of the book, he said they did agree on one thing.
"It was expressed to me that they didn't know what it felt like to be black," he said. "And so that was all we agreed on: Yes, I know, you don't."
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