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[–]TurtureTucker[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Is it ok for any books to be placed in schools?

It's a good question, to which I think the general answer is to leave library decisions up to the well-educated school librarian, and teaching up to a well-educated teacher. This is not a form of authoritarianism, but a way of expecting these poorly paid people to get on with their jobs. The banning of books has always been a politicized move, by those who want to manipulate the schools. Many of these people are pushed by their churches or political interests. Parents can discuss books with their kids. Banning books also draws attention to them, as if they are dangerous. Kids love that and will easily get access to these banned books, especially because most resources are online. (They see much worse online.) The history of banned books is informative of the ridiculous religious and political double standards for banning books. We're discussing this now only because banning books has become a political motivation by the GOP. To explicitly answer your question: I think that almost any book can be in a school, unless it promotes torture or unjustified murder (eg. to allow for the problem of 'justified warfare').

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

leave library decisions up to the well-educated school librarian,

You only say that because in this case your political agenda lines up with the corrupt administration. If they had white supremecist literature you would be throwing a fit. You have no integrity.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

leave library decisions up to the well-educated school librarian

Doesn't the librarian work for the parents?

Banning books also draws attention to them, as if they are dangerous. Kids love that and will easily get access to these banned books, especially because most resources are online.

Drugs?

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    [–]Zapped 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Banning drugs, you doofus, not banning books about drugs. I was pointing out your poor example of kids easily getting questionable reading material outside school.

    Librarian works for the state, paid by the county, if in a public school.

    Who does the state represent? Why have public schools if not for the needs or desires of the parents to have their children taught? You just took the parents out of the equation about children.