School Public Library Censorship and the First Amendment.

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Main Author: Kimmelman, Paul
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Language:en
Published: 1982
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contents School Public Library Censorship and the First Amendment. Kimmelman, Paul Academic Freedom Board of Education Policy Board of Education Role Censorship Civil Rights Court Litigation Elementary Secondary Education Federal Courts Freedom of Speech Library Material Selection School Libraries Student Rights Censorship has become a significant problem for public school libraries and has been addressed in several court cases, including Pico v. Island Trees Board of Education, the first such case to be heard by the Supreme Court. In this case, to be decided in the summer of 1982, the school board voted to remove a group of books from school libraries, despite the recommendations of a committee appointed by the board, on the basis of charges raised against the books by a conservative parents' organization. From a review of the major earlier cases it would appear that the most equitable and efficient approach to the book removal controversy involves balancing the student's right to receive information with the school board's right to select curricular materials free from judicial intervention. (Author/PGD)
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spellingShingle School Public Library Censorship and the First Amendment.
Kimmelman, Paul
Academic Freedom
Board of Education Policy
Board of Education Role
Censorship
Civil Rights
Court Litigation
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Courts
Freedom of Speech
Library Material Selection
School Libraries
Student Rights
School Public Library Censorship and the First Amendment. Kimmelman, Paul Academic Freedom Board of Education Policy Board of Education Role Censorship Civil Rights Court Litigation Elementary Secondary Education Federal Courts Freedom of Speech Library Material Selection School Libraries Student Rights Censorship has become a significant problem for public school libraries and has been addressed in several court cases, including Pico v. Island Trees Board of Education, the first such case to be heard by the Supreme Court. In this case, to be decided in the summer of 1982, the school board voted to remove a group of books from school libraries, despite the recommendations of a committee appointed by the board, on the basis of charges raised against the books by a conservative parents' organization. From a review of the major earlier cases it would appear that the most equitable and efficient approach to the book removal controversy involves balancing the student's right to receive information with the school board's right to select curricular materials free from judicial intervention. (Author/PGD)
title School Public Library Censorship and the First Amendment.
topic Academic Freedom
Board of Education Policy
Board of Education Role
Censorship
Civil Rights
Court Litigation
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Courts
Freedom of Speech
Library Material Selection
School Libraries
Student Rights
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED216448