Censorship in School Libraries
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published 30/08/2007
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SummaryPublic middle and high schools across the nation are pulling books off library shelves because parents, administrators, or teachers deem them inappropriate for student use. By removing books from libraries, faculty and parents are putting students in these censored schools at a disadvantage compared to their counterparts in other uncensored schools. The issue of censorship in public school libraries goes beyond determining the appropriate content of books, defending morals and values, or even allowing students opportunities for decision making. Though these issues are relevant and should be addressed, the main concern with censoring books in public school libraries classrooms is that by censoring the materials students are exposed to, they are given incomplete educations that will not prepare them for the next educational level: college.
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- Public middle and high schools across the nation are pulling books off library shelves because parents, administrators, or teachers deem them inappropriate for student use
- Censorship is not a new phenomenon.
- Despite the moral issues that surround censorship, the most negative effect censorship has on students is limiting a student's educational opportunities
- A simple solution can be offered to solve the problem of censorship in public school libraries
- Despite the simplicity and feasibility of this solution, it may still draw criticism, and some may object to this solution.
- This solution pleases both parents who want students to have access to any materials in the library and those who wish to censor what their children are exposed to
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