I'm not the first to say it - but, the only thing gained by challenging a book is bring it more attention. MORE people read a book when it's challenged - heck, we have whole celebrations for banned books. Events like this really get to me. Reading the person's complaint, I learned that they were banned because they don't uphold the teachings of the Bible... okay... so - question for the school board: why is rape (Speak) okay, while teenage dating/romance (Twenty Boy Summer) and satirical time travel and anti-war sentiments (Slaughterhouse Five) are not?
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Two books pulled from Republic school library shelves: "
REPUBLIC, MO -- Two of the three Republic High books singled out in a public complaint last year will now be removed from the school curriculum and library.
Shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, the school board voted 4-0 -- three members were absent -- to keep Laurie Halse Anderson's 'Speak,' an award-winning book about date rape, and remove Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse Five' and Sarah Ockler's 'Twenty Boy Summer.'
Wesley Scroggins, a Republic resident, challenged the use of the books and lesson plans in Republic schools, arguing they teach principles contrary to the Bible.
Story here.
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