District 214 Anti-Book Ban

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"It is ridiculous you even think about banning these books. They are very well written and high school students are mature enough to handle the situations in them. They are not pornographic and you would know that if you have even read them. This is one of"

"i think that mrs. pinney should read the books in order to understand the whole meaning behind them before coming to conclusions about them. we are in highschool which means we come in everyday contact with the things included in these books and by readin"

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"The purpose of education is to expose us to ideas. Censorship on the basis of political ideology is counter-productive."

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"I don't understand how adults want children to grow, if they keep limiting their knowledge. Literature is a key growth pattern and if you ban certain ideas and movements, then you are stunting people's growth- in every area."

"please dont ban the books."

"The excerpts she pulled are totally out of context!"

"These books present different perspectives and learning experiences. If denied these experiences in school, an institution whose sole purpose is to facilitate learning, where are we supposed to learn about these ideas? By attempting to ban books, the aver"

"It disturbs me that in this day and age people, especially people who are supposed to be role-models, would want to ban books. It is rediculous to ban something that has touched so many lives, as these books have. It is rediculous to try and shelter stude"

"If Leslie Pinney is going to filter her decisions through her Christian beliefs then she should work for a Christian school and NEVER should have been elected to the District 214 Board of Education. Last time I checked, the schools in D214 are PUBLIC scho"

"we are not two years old, we are mature enough to handle these books. Also the people who aren't mature enough to handle the material, arent mature enough to read the books, so you dont have to worry about that"

"This is wrong on so many levels. Our society should be BEYOND censorship!"

"What good will it do if we read books that always have happy endings? These books show us how real life is. We're in highschool for gods sake. im pretty sure we're old enough to read them...It's not like we havent already been exposed to this sort of stuf"