Read-Aloud Handbk . Favorite Web Links Book Lists Harry Potter Censors and Children's Lit. 2000 ore and more teachers are looking over their shoulders during read-aloud or SSR periods, worrying that someone in the community will take offense at some book. The frequency of such fears sometimes makes me wonder whether this is America or Iraq.
Protesters have a right to protest and a right to be heard.
What they don't have is the right to impose their will on others. There is a natural instinct in parents to protect their young. Since there is not always universal agreement on what hurts and what helps children, conflicts arise. And that's why districts should have clearly defined censorship policies in place, defining a board to hear the complaint, read the offending book, and make a decision on its appropriateness. I agreed with both parties, not from a moral standpoint but from a curriculum standpoint.