Will a Local OC School District Ban an Iranian Revolution Book?
Some parents and students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District are concerned their elected trustees will keep a book about the Iran...
Some parents and students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District are concerned their elected trustees will keep a book about the Iranian revolution out of a high school classroom. The book is called 'Persepolis: The Story of Childhood' – an autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi which depicts her life growing up in Iran during the overthrow of the Shah and the Iranian revolution in the late 1970s – that could be core and extended reading material for high schoolers. Trustee Leandra Blades at the March 14 board meeting expressed concerns with the language used in the book towards women and said students could repeat the vulgar words.