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Originally Posted by jgaiser
Ok.. (calmly)... We're talking past each other here. While I do think that age appropriate lesson plans are needed, hiding books (removing from the library) is wrong and in the long run counter-productive.
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I don't think we're talking past each other. The school is making a decision about what is 'age appropriate', including what is age appropriate to carry in the school library. It's not the same as a public library banning a book, or a government trying to censor a book. The school is, actually, leaving the decision up to the parent. If the parent thinks their child should read that book, the school will allow the child to "select those books for classwork as long as they have signed parent permission".
I agree with you that it's counter-productive and stupid, but as Elfwreck said:
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
On the one hand, any school library is going to have to limit its selection; they've got a much more focused purpose than a general library. They need not only age-appropriate books, but books that connect well to various aspects of education--a school library isn't supposed to be "a sampling of all forms of literature of every sort," but "a curated selection suitable for educational purposes."
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