Banned Books

Heiser Franco

What are Banned Books?

Banned books are publications , which typically exist in the form of literature. Banned books may range between both fiction and non-fiction in nature

Books may be considered a banned book if the work has been banned in the past.

Banned books are books that has been challenged and declarared ‘’prohibited’’ for the public (or a group)

Banned Books and Government

In certain locations, there Banned Books are deemed to be unlawful – however, in

other locations, publications that are perceived to be in direct contract with

theocratic or moral standards may undergo Banned Books.

Banned Books and the 1st Amendment to the Constitution

The 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution - with regard to its mention of the freed of speech and expression – prohibits the implementation of subjective censorship or the banning of books based on taste or opinion. However, with regard to the section within the 3rd Amendment of the Constitution allowing personal freedoms for each citizen of the United States, individual or private institutions or collectives are permitted to prohibit the circulation or undertaking of books; these books are considered to be Banned Books.

How does banning a

book Works?

Before a book becomes banned,

someone must first challenge it.

The American Library

Association defines a

challenge as "an attempt to remove or

restrict materials, based upon the objections of a

person or group."

A successful challenge

results in a ban.

The leading causes for

contesting a book are

sexually explicit content, offensive

language and inappropriate subjects for

minors [source: American Library

Association].

VIDEOParents pushing

for a book ban

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWmpnYdp49w

Edith Castillo

U.S. supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856 – 1941)

“Censorship as the removal suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic or educational material, of images, ideas and information on the grounds that these are morally or otherwise objectionable in light of standards applied by censor.”

It occurs in:

For a variety of reasons including : national security to control obscenity child pornography and hate speech,

Examples:

To protect: children other vulnerable groups to promote or restrict political or religious views

Examples:

Finally School and Censorship Banned books is an action where the educators and The American Association of School Administrators have been removed, burned or refuse from the schools some books from the library, classroom and bookstore because of controversial content is against with the educational values . This type of material can be offensive, violent and dangerous for all the people of different ages.

Melissa Saldaña

ᴥ BANNED BOOKS,

GENERALLY

◊ According to the American Library Association, the aggregate number of challenges across U.S school system is, on average, 500 per year.

◊ It is an attempt to restrict controversial materials from the curriculum or library.

◊ Banning occurs when the challenge is successful, resulting in the actual removal of those materials.

FIRST AMENDMENT ᴥCONCERNS

◊ Limitation of point of view.◊ They do not agree with the material’s content.

In deciding to ban a book, a school district that has a sound policy on the process for challenging instructional materials is better to show it has not violated students` first amendment rights when that process is follow.

ᴥ HOW TO CHALLENGE A BOOK

Most school districts have policies on how to handle a challenge.

◊The policy of the Dallas Independent School District.

◊ Some schools may require a particular form to be completed.

ᴥ REASONS BOOKS ARE BANNED

Top three reasons for challenging a book ◊ Sexually explicit◊ Offensive Materials ◊ Unsuitable for a particular age of group

Book banning on the rise in US schools, says anti-censorship group

Kevin Castillo

Investigation

A higher banned book’s percentage

Banning is punishing the imagination

Alexis Tate Katie Walter

ReasonsDrugs

Alcohol

Smoking

Homosexuality

Sexually explicit

Unsuited to age group

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chomsky

The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini

The Hunger Games trilogySuzanne Collins

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Anti-ethni

cReasons

Insensitivity

To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee

The Chocolate WarRobert Cormier

Reasons:

Nudity

Sexually explicit

Unsuited to age group

Offensive language

Amusing Bans