Parents or other adults should be able to ban books from schools and libraries

I wrote my argument earlier and pressed submit, But something happened to it and it got deleted so I'll try and remember what I wrote when writing for this round. What is considered to be appropriate based on age? Who is to decide this? - The school board and libraries could decide (with the government if need be) what is considered the appropriate age. When deciding the age they could get the input of parents so that it isn't biased towards a specific group. Even if it's only one thirteen year old that is mature enough to handle a book with mature content, One is better than none. Parents and adults shouldn't have the right to restrict other students who are mature enough to read books with mature content from doing so. For your point regarding a book being considered potentially offensive please go near the bottom to see my points regarding that. As is apparent to those who go to libraries, You don"t need to check out books to read them. - You are right about that, But the same applies to stores where books are sold whether it be a book store or simply a store. Even there children easily have access to books and they can read them right then and there without purchasing them as some do so already. I'd like to propose a system where the books deemed "inappropriate" should be kept somewhere separate and in order to take out the book you must be accompanied by a parent/guardian who gives you permission to do so. In order to read said book you must also take it out. If a book is considered to be potentially offensive, It should simply be banned. . . - What do you consider to be "potentially offensive"? Would having a supporting gay character in a book be "potentially offensive"? There is a book called Drama by Raina Telgemeier that is aimed for people in grades five to nine. In the book there is a supporting gay character who wasn't revealed as a gay character until you were well into the book. Since such a fact wasn't explicitly stated on the book cover, Title or summary some parents didn't like it and wanted to return the book. Some schools even went as far as to ban the book because it contained LGBT content. According to Hornet "Chapel Hill Elementary School in Mount Pleasant, Texas — a 457-student school about an hour’s drive from Arkansas and Oklahoma — banned the book. " Tell me, In what way was that fair? In my opinion a gay relationship isn't in any way potentially offensive. Throughout the years the LGBTQ+ community has become more accepted and there really should be no reason to ban the book. Most parents who wanted this book banned from schools tended to be religious because "it was against their religion". Where as I believe god taught us to love everyone. The district of Texas' elementary school banned it for its “sexually explicit” content which happens on page 188 where "a boy is forced at the last minute to take over the role of Miss Maybelle, The play’s female lead. During a big musical number, Union soldier Mr. Johnston and Southern belle Miss Maybelle share a kiss, Much to the surprise of the audience. " In an interview Raina explained why the gay characters were included "It was always a central part of the story, And my editors were supportive from the earliest drafts. There was a lot of discussion about what ages the characters should be. I originally envisioned them as high schoolers, But Scholastic felt middle school was the right setting for the story. That meant adjusting certain elements to be more age-appropriate, But we all agreed that the finding your identity, Whether gay or straight, Is a huge part of middle school. "*If any of my points seem to repeat itself I apologize. [1] https://hornet. Com/stories/drama-2014s-most-banned-gay-book-you-havent-heard-of/