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Erika Beras, co-host of National Public Radio’s “Planet Money,” traveled to Shale Elementary School north of Columbus, Ohio, to visit the third-grade classroom of teacher Mandy Robek.
An official at Shale Meadows Elementary School in Ohio brought a reading of "The Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss to a halt when a third grader mentioned racism.
About a dozen parents and students protested with signs Monday in front of the Olentangy Local School District’s administrative office.
Mandy Robek had read only a few pages of Dr. Seuss's "The Sneetches and Other Stories" when her third-graders began picking up on its themes.
After a student realized that 'The Sneetches' is a commentary on racism, the school district's PR department shut the reading down.