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Article: Eureka! High School Bans Saucy Chaucer
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 22, 1995
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National Banned Books Week won't start until Saturday.
But Downstate Eureka saw no reason to wait.
The school board has ordered a high school teacher to stop
teaching Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
A few parents said the 14th century work was bawdy.
"I don't lose anything by not teaching Chaucer, but I think my
students do," said teacher Nancy Quinn.
Not to worry.
A called was placed to the University of Chicago.
A Chaucer authority said he would be pleased to instruct
Eureka's students while the ban is in effect.
"Not that I would like my name to be used," he said.
So what are the best parts?
"I suppose the place to start is `The Miller's Tale' - although
it's ...