The Banning Of Books In Schools

Have you ever picked up a book from your local library or school library to later read and realize the content inside was shocking? Many students have been in this situation before, picking out a book that interested them from a library or school library, only to find the contents of the book unnerving; such books should not be so easily accessible from libraries and schools. Many people believe it should be up to a parent to control what their child does or does not read. This statement is true, parents should keep an eye on what their child is reading, however, if students have easy access to books that their parents may not want them reading, it limits just how much a parent can control what their children reads. This means that certain books should be banned from schools and libraries because most students in schools are under the age of

However, children are away from their parents for multiple hours during the week while their parents are working and they are at school. During the time that they are at school it is the school’s job to protect the students in the parent’s stead. Picking a book up from a school library does not require a parent’s permission and parents cannot be there to make sure their child is not picking out books they deem inappropriate. In addition to this many people feel that schools are already very careful about what they give our students access to in the libraries. While it is true that some schools do exercise a level of caution when choosing the books that will eventually end up in the hands of our students, a good bit of school libraries are not careful enough. Popular book series “The Hunger Games”, by Suzanne Collins, contains a lot of heavily illustrated violence, and the book series “Harry Potter,” by J. K. Rowling, is a story revolved around magic and spirits; these are subjects parents might not want their children reading