[Maedhros]

IIRC there was a radio personality in DC who was fired for using "niggardly" on air a few years ago.

*absolute insanity*

[Burr5]

Also on the P.C. chopping-block:

"Jew Fish"

"SaurKRAUT"

"Spic and Span"

[RedwM]

And niggling to boot.

[gunshy]

absolute insanity

No, absolute stupidity.

[missycocopuffs]

Maedhros said: "IIRC there was a radio personality in DC who was fired for using "niggardly" on air a few years ago."

You recall correctly; I remember the incident. (Was the personality ever brought back? I don't recall the fallout.)

IMHO, this teacher should be praised for trying to teach public school 4th graders fairly sophisticated (for 4th grade) words. I remember trying the same thing on college-bound 11th and 12th graders when I taught high school years ago; the kids asked me what I was smoking.