Thread: Missouri public school bans Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse Five'.
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Old 07-26-2011, 04:50 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by anamardoll View Post
Mea culpa for not reading the full article (I'M TOO LAZY), but seems like there are some confusing elements here. Were the "offending" books:

1. Already available in the library, but removed permanently? (Students can check it out elsewhere for book reports with parental permission.)

Some of these are, I think, worse than the others. My understanding so far was of #1. Queentess, I feel like you are coming from #2?
I also read it as #1. I just don't think removing a book from a high school library and saying students are allowed to read it for homework is quite the sin others do. The kids can still go to the local library, bookstore, or any ebook store and get the book. And read it for school credit. In my high school the teacher had to approve all books that were to be read independently, even in the 'advanced' programs. Was it different at other schools?
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