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The book bans are only primary school libraries. I think this is fine, K-12 is mandatory, so clearly the state and local districts should have influence over wh
by chrisco255 2y ago
The book bans are only primary school libraries. I think this is fine, K-12 is mandatory, so clearly the state and local districts should have influence over what's allowed there. There's restrictions on religious teachings in school and likewise there should be limits on opinionated secular topics that don't advance reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. There's plenty of exposure to that stuff via other channels.
- paxys 2y agoCensorship is censorship. The fact that it is happening in a government-run institution makes it worse. Like I said, everyone is for it when it suits them, and outraged when it doesn't.
- chrisco255 2y agoNo, it's not censorship when an elementary school is selective about what material they teach kids. For example, I don't think violent video games like Call of Duty should be banned, but I also don't think kids should be playing Call of Duty in school computer labs. It's irrelevant to basic education. Discretion is obviously mandatory in order to focus students on subject material that expands their skills while not trying to convert them to Scientology or any other similar ideology.