Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-19 20:19:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6464BE3C7DAC48FF86E3AE82688668B6B8CA61EF3DF9D14F0AF81F2EEFFED6E4
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The phrase “crashes school board meeting” is potentially misleading. Coates attended a public school board meeting and sat quietly in the back while teachers and other members of the public spoke to the board regarding his book being pulled from an AP English class lesson. https://apnews.com/article/tanehisi-coates-racism-book-banned-school-a3cddd62a7d780433913d951ee7a7cfa https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/education/author-ta-nehisi-coates-sc-teachers-supporters-pack-meeting-over-halted-lesson-on-book/article_d90c7026-24d3-11ee-af09-27a1eaa757bd.html
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