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The Pros And Cons Of Banning Books

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Do some books contain things that children should not be able to read? A lot of books are banned every year. Banning books protects children from inappropriate material. However, not banning books helps children prepare for real-world experiences. Teachers and parents cannot ban books, because they don’t have the right to, and books help children understand the world better. First, parents and teachers don’t have the right to control what books children can read. According to procon.org, “In the 1982 Supreme Court ruling on Board of Education v. Pico, Justice Brennan wrote 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
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