Do you think school boards should ban books from schools? Well I do! School boards should ban books from school libraries because of some violence and profanity in some of books. Another reason is because some books are over some kids reading level and so they can’t comprehend the books so there is no reason for it to be in the school. On the other hand some people think they should not ban books because, different people learn at different levels, they have the freedom the read whatever they want
press. Yet so many schools and libraries are ignoring those rights by banning books and challenging them. A banned books is one that has been censored by an authority- a government, a library, or a school system. A book that is banned is actually removed from a library or a school system.1 Is it really up to schools and libraries what rights they can take away from us simply because some administrators think a book is not appropriate, it’s violent, or even remotely too sexual? Schools and Public Libraries
form of banning books in school, is an issue with many different opinions. Many feel it is necessary to protect children from certain types of material, but in the article, “The Role of Censorship in Schools” it states that, “One group approve[s] a book and then later another group disapproves the same book." This just shows how censorship is based on opinions that are far from permanent. Banning books should be based on something more substantial than
In the years within 1990 and 2000, almost 7,000 books were reported to be banned from schools libraries across the United States. Many of those books and other books have been banned from school libraries since then. Many people believe these restrictions to be against our rights and freedoms as an American citizen. One book by a famous author named R.L. Stine has been known to have be banned from schools and public libraries. The title of the book is “The Taste of the Night” and it was banned for
Many of people have been banning books from schools because they have a negative encounter on children’s lives. School libraries should be able to ban books because of violence, inappropriate age, and inappropriate content. Some books can impact people negatively in their daily lives. If someone were to read a book with a warning on the back about the age content, but doesn’t read it, then there might be curse words or something very inappropriate that the person may catch on and say at home. Violence
What is book banning? When did it all began? What are book challenges? When books get banned from the public, it is going against the First Amendment. The First Amendment is the freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of religion. It is not right for someone to ban a book just because somebody does not think it is appropriate for certain people. You can choose to not read it but you cannot tell someone else that they cannot. Book banning is a form of censorship that attempts to control
Banned books are books that were taken off the shelves in libraries and most often times schools. A few steps need to be taken in order to ban a book. The first step to getting a book banned is to challenge it or ask to restrict certain materials from the book. Only a small amount of the books that are reported to the American Library Association are successfully challenged. In order to challenge a book the book must contain sexual content, offensive language or inappropriate material for the age
The act of banning books has been in play for most of history. Banning books is wrong for a variety of reasons. Some of those reasons are: the banning of books prevents children and young adults from expanding their minds and also goes against the right of the First Amendment. Children and young adults should have the access to and the freedom to read literature that has been created. Book banning has been a part of history as far back as the time of Socrates. In 399 B.C. he was charged for corrupting
and a book you’ve been waiting months for has just come in. You go to the librarian to see if it’s available, just to find out that it isn’t there- not because someone is already reading it, but because someone in your community thought it had inappropriate content in it. As said on the Banned Books Week website, “The library of congress created an exhibit, “Books that Shaped America”, that explores books that “have had a profound effect on American life.” Following that was an a list of books such
Book Banning Imagine a small child looking everywhere for a mystery book in a school library, but with no luck finding one because all of them have been banned. The banning of certain books from school libraries should not be allowed. Books are an inside look into the world. Books are a peek into jobs and subjects that one might be into. Religious views also need to be decided by the child’s choice. The book banning limits creativity especially in children. Some books contain age inappropriate material