[Vision2020] "Proposal would let schools ban books" (fwd)

[Carl Westberg]

What I find amusing is how long some of the books on the "favorite books to 
try to ban" list have been around.  "Of Mice and Men", "Catcher in the Rye", 
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" are among them.  I read them all, and 
they didn't corrupt me one iota. Okay, maybe an iota or two.  I find 
commercials that kids can watch on network television far more disturbing 
than the content of any of these books.                                      
                                                                             
                          Carl Westberg Jr.






>From: Debbie Gray <dgray@uidaho.edu>
>To: Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] "Proposal would let schools ban books" (fwd)
>Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:43:45 -0800 (PST)
>
>Thought some visionaries might be interested in the following item. This
>last week, Post Falls schools recently were challenged for allowing  'The
>Chocolate Wars' to circulate in the junior high. A parent complained and
>now if someone wants to check it out, they must get permission from their
>parents...
>
>--------------------------FWD-----------------------
> >From the Thursday edition of the Idaho Statesman:
>
>
>Proposal would let schools ban books
>
>A bill that would allow local school boards to ban certain books from
>school libraries will be considered in the House Education Committee.
>Introduced by Rep. Peter Nielson, R-Mountain Home, on Wednesday, the bill
>says individual school boards may exclude "any materials that do not
>support the definition of a thorough system of public schools,"
>established by Idaho law.
>
>The section of law referenced in the bill mentions basic values such as
>honesty, self-discipline and respect for authority.
>
>Nielson said it s his intention that local school boards are simply made
>aware that they have the option to pull books off library shelves.
>
>"We require quite a few things that do not foster self-discipline,"
>Nielson said. "Some library books have a preponderance of swear words,
>they mention sexual acts. These are the kinds of things I want them to
>look at."
>
>Edition Date: 02-20-2003
>
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