Famed North Carolina author is best known for his witty, character-driven novels about Southern life, like 鈥溾�� and 鈥�.鈥� He is now in the headlines for being banned from all public schools in where two of his children attend elementary school.
The ban centers around a alleging discrimination in the at . Edgerton says the school has not given students of color equal opportunity to enroll in the program. The school system superintendent gave Edgerton permission to attend his child鈥檚 graduation this week, but the ban still remains.
Host Frank Stasio talks with Edgerton about the latest. The New Hanover County School District declined to participate in the conversation.
