Essay about Banning Books in Schools

There could be multiple reasons why certain books are banned.Some of the reasons may include profanity, racism, sexual content, etc. It is obvious that a book like Fifty Shades of Grey is not allowed in school, but there are parents out there who will ban books such as The Great Gatsby, Bridge to Terabithia. These kinds of books could lead the children to do horrific acts based on learning from these books. However, it could be good to have these horrific content to educate children about the various

Banning Books in School Jasmin X. Hight St. Martin University  Banning Books in School School boards, principals, and teachers have a responsibility for protecting the minds of their students by covering grade and age appropriate material in the classroom. However, does this given responsibility cover the act of banning books from their classrooms? As an advocate for each student, does the teacher not have a duty to introduce the students to a these words issues in order to help the student

based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of these materials”(Banned Books Week). Books should not be banned. Proponents of book banning argue that they can no longer trust libraries and schools to protect students from controversial material, by banning books they are protecting students from these inappropriate and controversial material, and they say some books are offensive to certain groups. But by banning books, you place limitations on students, violate the freedoms

The practice of the censorship of books in schools has been prevalent due to the explicit content of them. Parents have been complaining to schools about books that count as required reading because they disapprove with the points made in the book. If a book consists of offensive or sexually explicit material, then parents would challenge the schools about them in order to prevent their children from reading them. Censorship in general has been an intensely debated issue because it is considered

congregate with the intent of banning a book or ridding it of certain material. Not only does this strip classic literature of its raw delicacies, but it violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. In New York in 1949, classic works such as “Oliver Twist” and “The Merchant of Venice” were thought to generate hatred toward to Jews (Gould). While some may be offended by an author’s point of view or ideals, removing potentially offensive language from books not only violates the right

handling it with our young selves - which does not mean that we should still be treated like kindergarteners. Censoring books in high schools is taking away from a clear outlook on reality that we could be seeing. At Hebron, the book “The Kite Runner”, is being challenged due to the seen to be inappropriate content. The banning of books should not be allowed at Hebron or any high school. These stories provide powerful eye-openings and education of the real world chaos - that we could be getting a better

Over the past few years, with the increasing inflammation of America’s political climate, many books have been banned all across American schools simply for the inclusion of material that was deemed “offensive” by teachers and other staff alike, with the children tending not to be significantly affected by the contents of the books. Several books subject to this censorship include Slaughterhouse-5, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and To Kill a Mockingbird. I wholeheartedly believe they were unjustly banned

Every year, hundreds of books are challenged, banned, and/or removed. According to American Library Association, more than 11, 300 books have been challenged, banned, or removed in schools and libraries across the country since 1982. The reasons why books are banned were discussed during an interview between Time For Kids and the director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, James LaRue. "Books are banned because they fall under one of these categories of controversy: Religion, Sexual Content

In 2014, 311 books were banned or challenged in schools and libraries across the United States (Banned Books: Reasons for Banning Books). Each year books are being banned or are unavailable at certain places for many different reasons. Some might say that all books should be accessible for anyone who wants to read them. However, some books have content that some may not understand clearly or might have an effect how they think afterwards. Therefore, books should only be available for the correct

Imagine your friend from another school telling you about one of her favorite books, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. She urges you to read it, but when you go to your school library, it has been pulled from the shelves! Turns out, your hypothetical school has been banning books left and right, just because parents object. While some say that objections to most challenged books are valid, school administrators should not be allowed to ban books because it infringes on the First Amendment