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To: Borges
Horrors. Many on FR think to ban any book from a high school is like Nazi book burning.

This is a board member. She certainly has a right to express her opinion about books that she doesn't think rise up to the level of quality reading for high-schoolers.

And that is not "book-burning." It is what a board member is supposed to do.

6 posted on 05/22/2006 12:17:57 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: Siena Dreaming
And that is not "book-burning." It is what a board member is supposed to do.

I totally agree.
Trying to control what adults may or may not read is a whole other discussion...

13 posted on 05/22/2006 12:21:09 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
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To: Siena Dreaming

Banning books is negative only when applied to adults over the age of 18. Under that age is considered a child and not responsible for what they read, so adults have to make the choice. And this teacher is only talking about what is required reading in the schools. Outside the area where SHE is responsible, it is left to the parents, who can require their children to read the books if they so choose.


150 posted on 05/22/2006 1:24:19 PM PDT by RobRoy
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To: Siena Dreaming
"Many on FR think to ban any book from a high school is like Nazi book burning."

And that's total bunk, because some books are not appropriate for a high school audience. Should the Joy of Gay Sex be on high school bookshelves? Why, banning it is censorship! *sarcasm_tags=ON*
215 posted on 05/22/2006 2:57:35 PM PDT by DesScorp
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