Complainant: Parent Reason: Homosexuality, Drug Use, Sexually Explicit Resolution: Removed from middle school but retained in Action: Collaboration with Florida the high school library collections. Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. Jamie LaRue wrote a letter to the superintendent commending his use of policy and offering any assistance with policy review. by Jillian and Mariko Henning School District, Minnesota This One Summer Tamaki Reason: Pervasively Vulgar, Obscene Complainant: Parent (with the agreement of the librarian, principal, and superintendent) Action: We received a report of the Resolution: Originally removed. School Board voted 4-2 original challenge and talked with the to retain in the library but the book This One Summer librarian and superintendent. The school must be shelved in a separate section and only available district has no policy and doesn’t feel the to students in grades 10-12 with parental permission. need for one. With permission, OIF posted a blog the need for policies to prevent censorship based on personal objections. by John Green Marion County High School; Lebanon, Kentucky Looking for Alaska Reason: Use of Profanity, Pornography Complainant: Parent, supported by many community members Action: John posted about the Resolution: Reconsideration Committee voted removal of this book on Twitter. OIF unanimously to retain the book in the classroom. collaborated with NCTE and NCAC. We Parents appealed the decision to the superintendent. She talked with the English teacher and the retained the book but the book can no longer be taught as public librarians who attended the school a whole class assignment. It has to be taught with other board meeting supporting the teacher who books and in small group instruction. had to publicly defend the book. OIF provided a letter from James LaRue to the reconsideration committee, defending the work and the professional judgement of teachers. by Toni Morrison Northville Public Schools, Michigan Bluest Eye
Reason: Homosexuality, Drug Use, Sexually Explicit Complainant: Parent Action: Collaboration with Florida Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. Jamie LaRue wrote a letter to the superintendent commending his use of policy and offering any assistance with policy review. Resolution: Removed from middle school but retained in the high school library collections. This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki Henning School District, Minnesota Reason: Pervasively Vulgar, Obscene Complainant: Parent (with the agreement of the librarian, principal, and superintendent) Action: We received a report of the original challenge and talked with the librarian and superintendent. The school district has no policy and doesn’t feel the need for one. With permission, OIF posted a blog the need for policies to prevent censorship based on personal objections. Resolution: Originally removed. School Board voted 4-2 to retain This One Summer in the library but the book must be shelved in a separate section and only available to students in grades 10-12 with parental permission. Looking for Alaska by John Green Marion County High School; Lebanon, Kentucky Reason: Use of Profanity, Pornography Complainant: Parent, supported by many community members Action: John posted about the removal of this book on Twitter. OIF collaborated with NCTE and NCAC. We talked with the English teacher and the public librarians who attended the school board meeting supporting the teacher who had to publicly defend the book. OIF provided a letter from James LaRue to the reconsideration committee, defending the work and the professional judgement of teachers. Resolution: Reconsideration Committee voted unanimously to retain the book in the classroom. Parents appealed the decision to the superintendent. She retained the book but the book can no longer be taught as a whole class assignment. It has to be taught with other books and in small group instruction. Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Northville Public Schools, Michigan
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