Controversial text ‘Nickel and Dimed’ will no longer be part of Bedford High School curriculum

Controversial text ‘Nickel and Dimed’ will no longer be part of Bedford High School curriculum
BY DAN O’BRIEN A book that caused a slew of controversy last month for its reference to Jesus Christ as a “wine-guzzling vagrant” has been ordered removed from the curriculum at Bedford High School. The school district’s curriculum committee voted Tuesday, Jan. 11, in favor of removing the book “Nickle and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America” from the required reading list for a personal …
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