My kid's school pulled "The Outsiders" from the 8th grade list in November, and the reason on the form made no sense

Grant Flores · 2026-10-09T07:45:03.958046+00:00

Back in November the 8th grade teacher at Lincoln Middle sent home a note that The Outsiders was cut from the spring reading list, and the form just said "parent concern" with no other detail. I went to the board meeting last week and it turns out one complaint about the word "hell" on page 12 killed it for 140 kids, which feels like a lot of power for one person. How do you even push back on that without sounding like you're attacking somebody's beliefs?

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My kid's school pulled "The Outsiders" from the 8th grade list in November, and the reason on the form made no sense | Banned Book Breakdown - Free To Speak