{"id":22690,"date":"2022-06-02T19:51:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T19:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=22690"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:54:11","slug":"ucdsb-bans-agatha-christie-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visionrockland.ca\/en\/education\/ucdsb-bans-agatha-christie-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"UCDSB bans Agatha Christie novel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) has asked that teachers no longer assign Agatha Christie\u2019s mystery novel <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And Then There Were None<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to students due to anti-Semitic references. This is in response to a memo from the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) professional advisory on Anti-Black Racism which cited the recently amended 1996 Ontario College of Teachers Act (OCTA).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The act stipulates that \u201cmaking remarks or engaging in behaviours that expose any person or class of persons to hatred on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination under Part 1 of the Human Rights Code\u2019 is an act of professional misconduct.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe text was first published around 1939 and is no longer relevant or engaging to students,\u201d said a UCDSB spokesperson. \u201cThe Upper Canada District School Board regularly reviews its curriculum offerings and course materials to ensure we are offering fresh, engaging, timely and relatable materials to students.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The memo doesn\u2019t mention what references prompted the decision, but several antisemitic comments are made against the character of Mr. Morris. The book has also been criticized for its former titles, several of which carry racist connotations. The scrutiny doesn\u2019t reflect on Christie\u2019s career however, as she is known around the world as one of the best-selling novelists of all time. In fact, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And Then There Were None<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is the best-selling crime novel of all time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The UCDSB said that removing this novel from curriculums is a step to protect students from discrimination. Principals are encouraged to discuss texts with staff and students to ensure they are \u201cappropriate and culturally responsive,\u201d and that a process to decide is in the works.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to anti-Semitic references, Agatha Christie\u2019s \u201cAnd Then There Were None\u201d has been removed from course curriculums in Upper Canada District schools.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":22691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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