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Originally Posted by HarryT
Surely a school library can stock whatever books they wish, can't they? We may not like their choice of reading matter, but it's their choice to make, is it not?
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Apparently not if (a) it was already on the shelves and (b) the removal is politically / religiously motivated.
This makes sense to me because "the school" is serving the community and just because some people want a book removed doesn't mean that ALL the community does. Also, unless "the school" is a private school, their library is at least partially funded by tax money. So removal of existing books on political / religious grounds is thorny.
That's how I interpret that SC quote, anyway.