Champaign school board OKs compromise on 'Kite Runner'
CHAMPAIGN – The novel "The Kite Runner" once again can be read for class by sophomores in the Champaign school district.
The Champaign school board unanimously adopted a compromise position Monday night to allow the novel to be used along with another selection. Students will be able to choose which book to read. "The Kite Runner" has been used as a summer reading assignment for sophomores in honors English.
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