Banning Books

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Lily walked down the aisles of books to find that there was nothing. There were tons of books there, yet none of them appeared interesting to her. She looked for minutes more to find out that the books that she was looking for were all banned. Thousands of books over the years have been banned. Doing so has a negative effect on schools, which then further has an effect on the students. Schools should not be allowed to ban books because of different religions and different student identities. Students will better understand different religions. As we all know, there are plenty of books that are about various religions, which are all written for the main reason of educating students. Chiesa, a student attending Maryville College states, “Students will not …show more content…

If schools continue to allow banning books that have religious context, it will later have a negative effect on the students, due to them being restricted from the specific material. Chiesa is not alone, Nia Cain talks about the long-term effects that book bans have on students. Cain states, “If we continue to restrict the topics students today get to read, we are robbing them of the impactful experiences literature can have and the leaders they may be one day” (Cain para 12). When students are restricted from topics due to the banning of books, they won’t be able to understand important life topics like religion, for example. Schools should end the banning of books because students are getting robbed from being educated. That certain material is what they should be learning about for the better of their future and a better overall understanding. Schools need to remember that without the proper information, students will never be able to educate themselves outside of the classroom. Students might also eventually feel like they don’t belong. Students will be able to learn and feel like they fit in

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