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Originally Posted by anamardoll
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.
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Let's also remember that there are other books on the shelves that weren't removed despite being objectionable in some way. Suppressing this book when the next shelf over you'll no doubt find The Prince, (Machiavelli was an amoral bastard) confuses me.
They targeted something they don't like.