Trustees at the Meridian School District in southwest Idaho have voted to remove an award winning novel from the school's curriculum after some parents complained.
The Idaho Statesman reports in a story on Wednesday that trustees voted 2-1 to keep in place a hold on "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie.
The National Book Award winning novel is narrated by a 14-year-old whose transfer makes him the only Native American in an all-white school.
Objections are based on discussions of sex, abuse, alcoholism, or on racist or profane statements from some characters.
Mountain View High School student Brady Kissel brought a petition with 350 signatures asking the board to keep the book.
But most of the 100 people who attended the meeting spoke against keeping the book.
Correction: The original version of this story reported the trustees' decision as a ban. The book has not been banned from the district. It is still available in school libraries. The Statesman clarifies in a Thursday article that the book was removed from a supplemental reading list for 10th graders.