Hello, I’m the Spanish teacher in Spokane who lost his job after reading from *To Kill a Mockingbird*. Here’s what happened: 🧵 I teach Spanish at West Valley High School in Spokane, Washington. During 6th period, while students worked on an assignment, I overheard two discussing their English class novel, TKAM, mentioning they must "skip over the n-word."
I was astonished and expressed disagreement, saying, "That's silly; it undermines the book's historical context and disrespects the author's intent to use accurate language." A girl asked me in front of the class, "Would you read the word?" I replied, "Yes, I would read every word."