N.S. removes short story containing N-word from online high school course

CBC News | June 4, 2026, 5 a.m. | Original

Nova Scotia’s Education Department has removed a short story from an online Grade 12 English course after a parent raised concerns and CBC News inquired about the text's repeated use of a racist term for Black people.

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