[Vision2020] "Proposal would let schools ban books"

[Pam Palmer]

Tim-

I think that most public school librarians would NOT agree with you.

A publicly-funded school does not "endorse" a book by the simple fact that
it sits on a library shelf. Most librarians are interested in providing
complete information, and would not agree with censorship.

Parents should definitely be involved with their own children's education.
That does not mean that they should be able to limit the choices available
for other people's children.

Pam Palmer


On 2/21/03 2:13 PM, "Tim Lohrmann" <timlohr@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Visionaries,
> Imagine that--parents having input into the running of
> a school their own child attends.
> What an outrage!!
> 
> Don't all schools have discretion on what sort of
> literature they want to allow the taxpayer's money to
> be spent on?
> If not, they certainly should.
> 
> I can think of all sorts of books that would be unwise
> for a school to endorse by allowing them in the
> library. I'm sure most school librarians would agree.
> TL
> 
>