Exactly. The books aren't banned. The kids still can purchase them or check them out of the local library. I think the classics of English and American literature should be in the high school curriculum, moreso than recent works of social commentary , primarily because the older books make better use of language and generally use proper grammar. Anyone who has encountered college students, as I have, may be shocked to find how poorly they write, which I attribute to the failure of jr. and sr. high school English teachers to teach fundamentals.