Board of Ed. v. Pico by Christopher Lacy https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7 Made with good vibes en-us 2018-02-07 17:07:53 UTC 2018-02-20 17:11:20 UTC hello@padlet.com A committee of parents and school staff ordered the removal of certain books from the Jr. high and high school libraries. https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231334869 2018-02-14 00:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231334869 Books in question were deemed anti-American, anti- Christian, anti-semitic, and just plain filthy. https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231334913 2018-02-14 00:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231334913 Pico, vice president of his junior class, sued on behalf of the student body challenging the decision to remove the listed books. https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231334999 2018-02-14 00:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231334999 chobbing https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231335010 Did the Board of Education's decision to ban certain books from its junior high and high school libraries, based on their content, violate the First Amendment's freedom of speech protections?

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Yes because libraries are a place of voluntary inquiry and allows for the spread of ideas and information that pertains to the curriculum. ]]> 2018-02-14 00:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231335010 books cannot be banned from school libraries at the local or district levels. https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231335081 2018-02-14 00:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231335081 School libraries enjoy a special affinity with the rights of free speech and press. https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231335206 2018-02-14 00:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231335206 Resources cannot be restricted because you disagree with the content. https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231335322 2018-02-14 00:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231335322 Should definitely not ban books, but also should not make a student read a particular title as a "book club", without choice. https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231336095 2018-02-14 00:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231336095 Did they have another agenda? https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231336404 2018-02-14 00:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231336404 What if the PTA or other school partner donate books to the school library that are not considered acceptable to a principal or school board? https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231336419 2018-02-14 00:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231336419 chobbing https://padlet.com/clacy2/5n6vdjfbp2v7/wish/231336433 What if the book is previously owned by the student but it is banned by the school?

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