Boston Globe – “A novel by Alice Sebold kept in the John W. McDevitt Middle School library will remain there, despite a request from a parent to remove it.”
Interesting headline…a bit one sided.
Laura Dolce – “What started as a simple art show has turned into a battle between an artist and library officials, with charges of censorship on one side, and concerns over “inflammatory” images on the other.”
Carlos Sadovi – “After hearing from the district’s lawyers, the principal sent a letter to parents Monday informing them that the book would remain on the required reading list. He warned parents that if they directed their children not to read the book, it could “have a significant negative effect on the final course grade.”
The question is, who suffers more here? The students. They don’t get a say?
Japan Times – “Several libraries have suspended access to a book that contains confidential information about a teenager institutionalized for setting his home on fire and killing his stepmother and two siblings.”
Matt Barber – “Illinois School District 126, covering Alsip, Hazelgreen and Oak Lawn, has defended its choice to assign summer reading to 12- and 13-year-olds that is replete with harsh profanity and references to teen sex (even teen sex with adults).”
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