It’s so reassuring to know Canada’s schoolteachers are on the lookout for the tiniest of harms that might befall our kids.

The latest example of exuberant emotional vigilance comes from the London District Catholic School Board which has <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;decided&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/noted-black-novelist-lawrence-hill-london-school-board-stance-on-n-word-in-books&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/noted-black-novelist-lawrence-hill-london-school-board-stance-on-n-word-in-books">decided</a> that some students might be “triggered” by the African-Canadian novelist Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes.

From picking up snow to reading 'The Book of Negroes,' school boards are constantly finding new things to ban — to the students' detriment{ai:summary}The London District Catholic School Board in Canada has expressed concern that students may be "triggered" by Lawrence Hill's novel, The Book of Negroes. This reflects a heightened sensitivity among educators regarding potential emotional harm to students.Such actions raise questions about the balance between protecting students and promoting diverse literature. #education

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