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Publication Date: 1983
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Reviewing the Books Schoolchildren Read: Censorship or Selection?
Arbetman, Lee
Georgia Social Science Journal, v14 n2 p1-4 Spr 1983
Controversies about the choice of books in school libraries raise two perplexing questions: (1) To what extent does the First Amendment allow the government to control what students read in schools? (2) If educational materials are to be selected, who makes these decisions? Several relevant court cases are reviewed. (Author/IS)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Censorship, Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech, Government Role, Librarians, Library Material Selection, Moral Issues, Moral Values, Parent School Relationship, Reading Material Selection, School Libraries, Student Rights, Textbook Selection
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Collected Works - General; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment
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