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My kid's school pulled a book from the library and the reason they gave made zero sense
Last month at my son's middle school in Ohio, a parent complained about a book on the shelf and the librarian pulled it the next day without any review, just gone. I asked at the front office why one complaint was enough and got told it was a "safety" call, but they could not name what was unsafe, so now I am stuck between parents who say one objection should not censor everyone and parents who say schools should answer to the loudest voice. Is it worth pushing for a written review rule, or does that just hand more power to whoever complains first?
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emerycarr15d ago
Point out that pulling a book without a review is not actually a safety call, its just a shortcut to avoid a fight. A safety concern has to name a real thing, like a book with actual harmful content, and even then most districts have a form and a committee for that. If one complaint can remove anything with no paper trail, the rule you are asking for would not give more power to the first complainer, it would take power away from them because now they have to write down a reason and someone else gets to read it. Without a written rule, the loudest parent wins by default every single time, and next month it could be a book you actually like. Push for the review policy, but make sure it says who reviews, what counts as a valid objection, and that the book stays on the shelf while its being looked at.
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