Hamilton County Schools has removed "The Kite Runner" from a high school English class's planned lessons after a parent raised concerns about the book's graphic content. The book had been chosen as ...

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Homayoun Ershadi, the Iranian architect-turned-actor who is best known internationally for his role in Marc Forster’s Afghanistan-set The Kite Runner, has died at the age of 78. Iran’s state news ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A parent filed a book challenge to have “The Kite Runner” removed from Wake County high schools. (Riverhead Books) North ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Wake County school board panel voted 3-0 to retain 'The Kite Runner' in curriculum. Parent challenge cited graphic themes, but review ...

Wake County school board panel voted 3-0 to retain 'The Kite Runner' in curriculum. Parent challenge cited graphic themes, but review committee pointed to educational value. 'The Kite Runner' ranked ...

A Wake County school committee has rejected a parent’s request to remove the book “The Kite Runner” from the high school English curriculum. “The Kite Runner” is an award-winning but frequently ...