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anamardoll · 07-27-2011, 11:49 AM

Well, and to riff off of Iphinome, since apparently NO OTHER BOOK in the library was subjected to an "age-appropriateness" review, it looks like a religiously motivated action that is specifically illegal, if I understand the Wiki page correctly. That is an issue.

What criteria were used in the age-appropriate determination? Are there plans to apply those criteria systematically to every book in the school library? Etc. Singling out a single book -- a single book that the SC says you're not supposed to single out SO CUT IT OUT GUYS -- is a problem.

07-27-2011, 11:49 AM	#86
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Well, and to riff off of Iphinome, since apparently NO OTHER BOOK in the library was subjected to an "age-appropriateness" review, it looks like a religiously motivated action that is specifically illegal, if I understand the Wiki page correctly. That is an issue. What criteria were used in the age-appropriate determination? Are there plans to apply those criteria systematically to every book in the school library? Etc. Singling out a single book -- a single book that the SC says you're not supposed to single out SO CUT IT OUT GUYS -- is a problem.