A war over words Book ban at Windsor Forest High School escalates to permission slips for Shakespeare. By Jennifer Rose Marino Savannah Morning News To read or not to read. That is the question being asked in classrooms at Windsor Forest High School in Savannah, where books are being banned and senior students are coming home with permission slips to read William Shakespeare. And opinions on the issue vary widely. Students and parents say the permission slips and banned books are the result of administrative pressure and censorship efforts led by one man.
Teachers are reluctant to comment for fear of losing their jobs.
School Board President Diane Cantor said she does not support any form of censorship and permission slips for Shakespeare are unnecessary. Schools Superintendent Virginia Edwards supports them and does not disagree with the book ban. Finally, the book ban may ultimately hinder students in their quest for a college education, some experts say. As a result, Windsor Forest High School Principal Linda Herman decided that R-rated films would no longer be a part of the festival unless they had tremendous educational value. From there, Moore moved onto the written word after learning that some books on an AP reading list contain what he considers excessive violence, profanity and sexual situations.