The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.
The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.
Doesn’t apply to school libraries. Would you be okay with having Hustler magazines at your local library?
What kind of parenting are you referring to? Do you expect parents to hold their kids’ hands all day at school?
i expect them to trust their kids and not try to micromanage the entire country because the don’t.
Wait, so are parents supposed to have “personal responsibility” or are they supposed to “trust their kids”?
are those mutually exclusive? i didn’t find them to be. as with every single thing, you have to be attentive and responsive to the actual kids and situation. those change as time goes on…
I don’t know, really. You speak in vague generalities and I don’t know what you’re actually trying to say.
Tf school are you seeing do that? Honestly.
I didn’t see any school do that. That’s not the point. The point is, if it were in schools, would that be considered “freedom of speech”?
And if not, then we’ve established that “freedom of speech” does not protect pornographic content in children’s public libraries.
How is it relevant if it isn’t happening???
It’s relevant because the question is not about what type of books are being “banned” but whether “freedom of speech” preserves the right to stock whatever books you want in a public school library.
If hustler releases a text only version of their magazines, that should be allowed.
There is no reason to restrict information.
There is a reason to restrict nude pinups, as there is not an educational purpose to them, they are entertainment.
There is no reason to restrict non-sexual depictions of nudity.
There is no reason to restrict sexual depictions of nudity, if the depiction supports a narrative of conflict resolution, safety, or another educational purpose.
In elementary schools? With children. Well that’s certainly an interesting take.
Strange, all sorts of other information is restricted from children by law…
Some of these books have graphical depictions of sexual acts. I’m not sure why anyone would think that’s something important to have in a school library or programme.
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Libraries also serve highschools.
This article is completely age appropriate for a teenager even if it’s above your reading level.
Yes because courts and judges never cater to the demands of their political friends. And politicians never do things for no reason other than to spite “the other side”.
THAT IS LITERAL PORNOGRAPHY. I FEEL LIKE I’M TAKING CRAZY PILLS.
Pornography is not the same as books that acknowledge that the LGBT exist.
Ya don’t say