The Controversy Of Banned Books In Schools

The number 1 banned book from schools and libraries is ‘This One Summer'. The reason is because parents believed that it should be banned due to explicit content. That is wrong because of so many reasons. One reason is that reading of any kind improves social and mental abilities. Another being that parents shouldn't be able to control what other people read. It even gives the student a better understanding of the world. Reading really does improve life skills. Reading improves social and mental abilities. For example, take Harry Potter, which is one of the main banned books in schools. Harry Potter improves attitudes about immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and refuges. And that's just the small list! The main banned books are fiction, or

With some books being banned it might be harder to have a better understanding of our world. With the top banned books being known as the greatest pieces of literature of the century. Including but not limited to, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Color Purple, and The Catcher in the Rye it would deprive students from learning important culture and history of our lives. The author of many banned books, named Robie H. Harris, states "I think these books look at the topics, the concerns, the worry, the fascination that kids have today… It's the world in which they're living". All the concerns that parents have are part of life, and if they don't like it they can stop their kid from reading the

Especially if it involves their kid. Let's say a kid had a class project and they had to read The Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's stone). A parent can opt the kid out of doing the assignment, and not have the book banned from the school. Parent's thoughts are mainly about individual values and not educational values. Which is what all schools are supposed to teach. Justice Brendon, part of the supreme court, wrote in 1982 that "Taking books off of library shelves could violate students' First Amendment rights," adding that "Local school boards may not remove books from school libraries simply because they don't like the ideas contained in those books" Although, Parents were the ones to inforce the ban onto the schools. Although, Parents have a right to what their child reads doesn't mean that they get to decide what the entire school can or can't read. It does make sense because the child will still be surrounded by other students who are reading the ‘vulgar' material. But banning the books from schools and public libraries doesn't mean that the book won't dissipate forever. Others in the school can still buy the book at a store, or online. There is also probably so many reviews of the book online, and some of the books can be found online for