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Sequoia High agenda proposes replacing apartheid-focused poems with Mexican Gothic
What happened
The Oct. 7 agenda proposes adopting *Mexican Gothic* as a new Sequoia High School literary text. It would replace poems by Sydney Sipho Sepamla focused on apartheid in South Africa, with teaching on Gothic fiction, postcolonial critique, and Latin American historical contexts.
Why it matters to families
If approved, the change would replace a literature selection and shift the historical and literary contexts studied by students at Sequoia High School.
The evidence
Official Oct. 7, 2026 board agenda, item 13.6, recommends approval of *Mexican Gothic* at Sequoia High School and states it would replace the Sepamla poem selection. The agenda records a proposal, not an approved outcome.
The source
Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees - Oct 07 2026 — agenda and linked background materialsSee the full record for Sequoia Union High School District.
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