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Banned Book Week Why Should You Care?

Banned Book Week Why Should You Care?. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini Challenged for inclusion in 10th grade classrooms in Morganton, NC. Challenged for use in 10th grade classrooms in Champaign, IL: Challenged in Jurupa Unified School District, CA high school reading list. .

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Banned Book Week Why Should You Care?

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  1. Banned Book WeekWhy Should You Care? • The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini • Challenged for inclusion in 10th grade classrooms in Morganton, NC. Challenged for use in 10th grade classrooms in Champaign, IL: • Challenged in Jurupa Unified School District, CA high school reading list. June 7, 2007 Arguments Over Removal of Schoolbook on Cuba By TERRY AGUAYO – NY Times MIAMI, June 6 — A three-judge panel heard arguments on Wednesday over the Miami-Dade County school board’s decision to remove a children’s book about Cuba from elementary school libraries. Board members said the book painted too rosy a picture of life in Cuba. Ga. Judge: Keep Potter Books in School By HARRY R. WEBER The Associated PressTuesday, May 29, 2007; 5:43 PM LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter can stay in Gwinnett County school libraries, despite a mother's objections, a judge ruled Tuesday. Laura Mallory, who argued the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in witchcraft, said she still wants the best-selling books removed and may take her case to federal court.

  2. This Really Happened!!(Watch for 50 seconds)

  3. U.S. Constitution – First AmendmentProtects Our Right to Read Freely Bill of Rights / Amendment I • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

  4. Censorship Takes Many Forms • Censorship is the suppression or deletion of material which may be considered objectionable, harmful or sensitive, as determined by a censor.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship • What forms do censorship take?

  5. AmericanLibraryAssoc.Freedom to Read Statement “ The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack…these actions apparently rise from a view that censorship and suppression are needed to counter threats to safety or national security, as well as to avoid the subversion of politics and the corruption of morals….”

  6. Banned Book Week Activities • Nationwide • Educate citizens on the attempts to challenge or ban books • Celebrate our 1st Amendment Right to Free Speech • Provide readers with lists of previously banned books to read • Encourage citizens to be vigilant and aware of book challenges in their communities

  7. What you can do • Support your local library! • Stay informed. Go to ALA website for more information. • Familiarize yourself with Supreme Court decision, Board of Education v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853 and many other court cases upholding the ‘freedom to read’ • Read books that have been challenged or banned and decide for yourself

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