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Originally Posted by Skibble
Apologies; I didn't mean to imply that I felt this particular case was handled properly. It absolutely wasn't. (Although, for the reasons stated above, I would still hesitate to call the result a true ban.)
I was merely trying to give some insight into how it is normally done, and how often, as the discussion seemed to be as much about the general practice of removing books from schools as it was this specific case.
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I disagree with you on this; I think it was handled in a very appropriate way. Rather than open the door to individually coming up with standards every time someone complains about a book, they spent their time building a list of criteria for future decisions. Now, if a parent complains about a book, they will be responsible to explain which part of the district standards the book violates - they'll need to be more specific rather than just "it's offensive". By the same token, if the community disagrees with the standards the district put in place, they can discuss that list of criteria rather than having a book-banning argument every time a new book comes up.