Banning Cassell's

[Benjamin Zimmer]

In Wake County, NC, a local Christian activist group and some parents
have challenged the school district's use of five books -- including
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang.

http://www.newsobserver.com/167/story/452984.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=4292888

The news has traveled back to the UK:

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schoolsworldwide/story/0,,1804521,00.html

But I think the Guardian errs in saying that the school district has
"banned" Cassell's, since at this point it has only been challenged.
Seems like a ban might be forthcoming, though.

In any case, it's pretty good publicity for the revised edition, eh Jonathon?


--Ben Zimmer

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