Huckleberry Finn

The question was raised by Dr. Abernathy whether or not this book should be taught in 9th grade. I think it is too difficult to give a simple yes or no. Our country is in such a state of political correctness that it is easy to go to extremes. There are those who want everything possible to be PC, and want such books as HF to be banned entirely. Then there are those who want to be so un-PC to the point of being genuinely offensive. But as usual, a middle ground must be found. Obviously any good Christian would not run around flaunting the dreaded "N word," but neither can its existence be denied. A book that uses it, such as Huckleberry Finn, should certainly not be banned, but should it be taught? I think this should be decided at the discrepancy of the teacher. I'm sure there are plenty of 9th grade classes that could handle this book maturely, but there are some that it would do more harm than good.