Challenged as mandatory reading in the goffstown, nh schools 1994 because. Learn how book censorship in schools is adding to the growing problem of censorship in america. Joan bertin, executive director of the national coalition against censorship, said she encounters an attempt at book banning or censorship every week. The book was published in 2007 but has regained popularity due to the netflix series based on it. Books are most often challenged at public libraries 59%, school libraries 23%, schools 14%, academic libraries 3%, and special libraries 1%. Our county has a group which reads the questionable book and determines whether its educational value exceeds the weight of the objections against it. Book banning the first amendment encyclopedia mtsu. Sex, nudity, and satanism are why parents believe in school book. Reasons for banning books banned books libguides at.
However, schools can ban books without this lengthy procedure. Reasons for banning books banned books libguides at butler. The ala office for intellectual freedom tracked 347 challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2018. September 26, 2018 betsy gomez 2 comments books and plays are challenged for any number of reasons. They just choose not to order the books in the first place. School and university libraries, public libraries, classrooms, and businesses across the nation see attempts to ban books on a regular, if not frequent, basis. Since the 1800s, attitudes about which books are appropriate for kids. A collection of materials on the topic of censorship in schools for the use of students, educators, and parents everywhere. How banning books marginalizes children the atlantic. About andor encouraging racism towards one or more group of people. Sex, nudity, and satanism are why parents believe in school book censorship kelly jensen oct 28, 2019 thirtyseven percent of parents believe that sexually explicit content and nudity are acceptable reasons for the censorship of books in school. Over the years, parents on school boards have challenged their states selection of certain books for their libraries. Though the emphasis seems to be on challenges to childrens and young adult ya books some years more than others, attempts are also continually mounted to restrict access to certain adult books, often books that are taught in high school.
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