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Webb City [MO] school district bans 3 books
Springfield(MO) News-Leader ^
| 08-15-02
| Angela Wilson
Posted on 08/15/2002 3:41:30 AM PDT by JCG
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:30:49 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Board votes to remove titles dealing with adolescent growth, sexuality.
Webb City
(Excerpt) Read more at springfieldnews-leader.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bookbanning; schools; sexuality
Kim Hebner, a librarian at the Logan-Rogersville high school, isnt familiar with the series, but cringes at the thought of the books being banned.
I dont like to really see books totally banned because I feel like that is an infringement on their right to read whatever they would like, she said.
I agree with this sentiment when talking about adults but in this case the readers are 5th and 6th graders and such a position as Hebner's makes me cringe.
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posted on
08/15/2002 3:41:30 AM PDT
by
JCG
To: JCG
The board voted in June to ban the books even though board members hadnt read them.Well. I'm certainly glad the school board didn't do anything rash, like read the f**king book before BANNING it.
They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove them.
To: JCG
So if a kid wants to read the "Turner Diaries" this librarian would pretty much concede that child's RIGHT to read whatever s/he wants???
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posted on
08/15/2002 3:55:51 AM PDT
by
perez24
To: JCG
How about the book "alice be a hoe" ?
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posted on
08/15/2002 4:03:40 AM PDT
by
Sonny M
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: JCG
This is stupid. They aren't "banning" the books. They are merely choosing not to provide them. If I choose not to have a book in my home, I'm not "banning" it. What leftist tripe.
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posted on
08/15/2002 4:49:17 AM PDT
by
Timmy
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