District 214 Anti-Book Ban

I do not believe that the following novels should be banned from District 214 reading lists.The Things They Carried, Tim OBrianSlaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt VonnegutThe Awakening, by Kate ChopinBeloved... continue reading »

450 signatures Goal: 100
All Signatures (450 total)
1.
Sean G 24 January 2016

"THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO BAN BOOKS"

2.
Tanya S 15 January 2016
3.
Becky D 13 January 2016
4.
Tim K 9 January 2016

"I might lend some credibility to Pinney's claims had she actually...you know...read the books, but until she does, her complaints are void in my eyes."

5.
Kat S 7 January 2016

"В"

6.
Emily U 7 January 2016

"Banning these books would be a great disservice to teens in District 214. First of all, the issues presented in these books provide invaluable material for intelligent discussion and debate among students. The books listed all require critical thinking an"

7.
Jimmy Hull 5 January 2016

"We need to know what bad morales are"

8.
Kathleen D 1 January 2016

"I support freedom of thought."

9.
Kim B 31 December 2015

"try reading the books b4 u ban them! Come on, they're books!"

10.
Sarah G 31 December 2015

"The students of district 214 are more than mature enough for the content of these books."

11.
Alex V 26 December 2015
12.
Christine W 24 December 2015

"Dont let your politics in our school"

13.
Daniel R 20 December 2015

"В"

14.
Paul F 19 December 2015
15.
Tommy T 19 December 2015

"Swears and sex references tick her off? She's never been to a modern middle school, has she?"

16.
Yana M 18 December 2015

"How can you possibly seek to ban these books? These are wonderful works of prominent literature that identify the quintissential theories of modern writing! In any case, banning books is a wonderful way to ensure that these particular books will be read o"

17.
Matt C 17 December 2015

"Great books that should not be banned"

18.
Robert Jakeconnelly 11 December 2015

"also, if fifth graders are introduced to the words penis and vagina in school, sophomores are introduced to the concepts of sex and drugs in Health Class, and the news/media/tv networks constantly bombard teens with information covered in these books, whe"

19.
Kelly N 11 December 2015

"It is through my education that i have become frustrated with the banning of books. It's an escuse for people afraid of the power of literature. Only a truely ingnorant person could look past the powerful message and importance of literary works to try an"

20.
Charie Copeland 9 December 2015

"Under no circumstances should you be allowed to critize or analize books in which u haven't read, the fact profanity is present in these books gives u no right to ban them unless u can qualify that the terms in which the circumstances are during the book "

21.
Georgia H 9 December 2015

"w00t"

22.
Guido G 8 December 2015

"I love how the super-intendent wants to ban books she hasnt even read, she only wants to ban these because of book reviews on a christian website"

23.
Gregory K 25 November 2015
24.
Michael Luna 20 November 2015

"I'm sure anyone wants to share their opinoin they can email "[email protected] /* */ ""

25.
Lukasz W 19 November 2015

"В"

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