NYC Dept. Of Ed. Wants 50 ‘Forbidden’ Words Banned From Standardized Tests

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I was completely confused. I thought the thread was about the banning of words, not, whether children should be tested.

You know, as in: "NYC Dept. Of Ed. Wants 50 ‘Forbidden’ Words Banned From Standardized Tests "

WHERE are they banning the words? On their own tests. That's the story here. That the NYC Dep't of Ed. wants to stop using those words on their tests, in an effort to be more fair.