Banning Books In Schools

Banning Books in Schools

Recently, school administers have been banning books from the library. Books are an important part of a student’s life because they help them explore and learn new things. They open a student’s mind to infinite possibilities and imaginations. Schools shouldn’t be able to ban certain books from students as it takes away their freedom to choose. Other people say schools are responsible for banning and protecting inappropriate books from their students. Banning books from students shouldn’t be allowed in schools considering that it takes away their chance to read and explore something new.

Schools shouldn’t be banning books under any reason. School administers feel the need to ban books when parents report books that their child has read. When parents are calling or reporting that their child is reading an inappropriate book and that it should be banned, they are taking other children's choices away from them (Bancroft 1). Parents have the right to tell their children what to read and what not to read, but deciding what other children should read is not their choice. Not only do parents

However, what is inappropriate to some people is appropriate to others. More than one viewpoint on a book is necessary before the decision to ban it. Parents might be looking for age-appropriate reading material for their child but when looking for that material, it led to the censorship of books. In the article, “Literary Censorship in Schools Impedes Progress”, author Adriana Lopez states, “Censorship in middle schools, high schools, and colleges also seems unnecessary because students are going to experiment and explore their individuality and the world around them regardless of what their parents or school believe.” If the ALA is trying to protect students from inappropriate material, they shouldn’t allow it in libraries in the first