'Of Mice And Men,' 'To Kill A Mockingbird' removed from Welsh schools

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2024-12-24

London (PA Media/dpa) - The classic American novels "Of Mice And Men" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" have been removed from the Welsh secondary school curriculum amid concerns about racism. The new English Language and Literature syllabus issued by the country's largest exam board WJEC will be taught from September 2025 and does not include the books. John Steinbeck's 1937 "Of Mice and Men" has long been part of the General Certificate of Secondary......

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