Georgia board: Harry Potter stays on shelves
I saw this story (registration may be required) about a parent challenging whether the Harry Potter series should be in elementary school libraries. I thought it might interest some parents out there.
Check out the American Library Association's list of the most-challenged books of the 21st Century. The boy wizard is No. 1.
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This is a good decision. If a parent wants to monitor their child's reading I think that is fine and certainly their right, but one persons opinion should not limit access to books for others. That is a slippery slope that I am glad we aren't going down. What would be next? I know as a child the Wizard of Oz scared me, but banning a book or movie because of fear or ignorance or protection of your belief is not right.
Posted on December 16, 2006 7:31 AM
I assume you mean anything not more than PG-13. Or should high schools have, say, Henry Miller and the Marquis de Sade, too? Or Senator-elect Jim Webb, for that matter?
Posted on January 1, 2007 9:49 PM