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- DeShea Jones LSIS 5505- Fall 2010 Dr. Edna Cogdell Dealing with
Censorship The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
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- Who Censors? Typically a librarian with deal with parents (or
other family members and guardians) and organizations. Many times
they feel that the book is inappropriate for the child or for
children in general.
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- Challenges in the School Setting The occurrences of challenges
to childrens books is on the rise Today many Media Center
Coordinators will have to deal with a complaint and/or challenge by
a parent or other individual The school must have a solid
collection development policy and challenge procedures to deal with
these situations
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- Steps for Dealing with Challenges 1. Challenge is received 2.
When speaking with the individual smile, listen, talk positively,
discuss it in laymans language 3. If the individual still wants to
file a complaint have them fill out a Request for Reconsideration
Form 4. Form should be turned in to the principal or other
designated individual
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- Steps for Dealing with Challenges 6. A Reconsideration
Committee should be formed 7. The book or other material will stay
in circulation until a decision is reached by the committee 8. Once
the decision is made the appropriate steps should be taken, whether
it is to remove the material or keep it in circulation
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- Who Should Be on the Committee? One member of the district
staff chosen by the area assistant superintendent One member of the
school teaching staff chosen by the school staff One member of the
resource center professional staff chosen by the resource center
professional staff One member of the school consultative committee
chosen by the school consultative committee Two students chosen by
the student body. ala.org
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- What Will the Committee Do? Examine the challenged resource;
Determine professional acceptance by reading critical reviews of
the resource; Weigh values and faults and form opinions based on
the material as a whole rather than on passages or sections taken
out of context; Discuss the challenged resource in the context of
the educational program; Discuss the challenged item with the
individual questioner when appropriate; Prepare a written report.
ala.org
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- What Will the Committee Do? After the report is prepared the
report will be discussed with the person who requested the material
be reconsidered Copies of the report will be given to the
appropriate individuals and kept on record The person can then
appeal the decision if they want ala.org
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- Example of a Challenge Title: The Adventures of Captain
Underpants Author: Dav Pilkey Format: Book Genre: Fiction Interest
Level: grades 3-5 Was #9 from 2000-2005 for most frequently
challenged books
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- Possible Reasons to Challenge Hero is in his underwear Potty
type jokes Inappropriate actions Rudeness Disrespect and pranks
that the main characters do might cause some parental complaints
Another complaint might be that the book contains numerous
misspelled words, because the comics are written from a fourth
grade students perspective.
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- Reason this Book Should Not Be Challenged It is often difficult
to get boys to read and this is something they will probably love
The humor is on a kids level The style is a little like a graphic
novel, which is popular The book is interactive It is a great
transition between lower level books and larger chapter books
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- Request for Reconsideration of Library Resources The school
board of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, has delegated the
responsibility for selection and evaluation of library/educational
resources to the school library media specialist/curriculum
committee, and has established reconsideration procedures to
address concerns about those resources. Completion of this form is
the first step in those procedures. If you wish to request
reconsideration of school or library resources, please return the
completed form to the Media Center Coordinator at your school. Name
___ SuzyThomas __ Date ___ 11/3/2010 ____ School: ____ Anyplace
Elementary School ______ Address ___ 123 Main Street _____________
City ____ Charlotte __ State _____ NC ___ Zip _____ 28269
_________________ Phone ____ 704-555-3333 ____ Do you represent
self? _ X __ Organization? ____ 1.Resource on which you are
commenting: _ X ___ Book ____ Textbook ____ Video ____ Display ____
Magazine ____ Library Program ____ Audio Recording ____ Newspaper
____ Electronic information/network (please specify) ____ Other
__________________________ Title __ Captain Underpants
___________________ Author/Producer ___ Dav Pilkey
__________________ 2.What brought this resource to your attention?
My son was reading it for pleasure. 3.Have you examined the entire
resource? Yes 4.What concerns you about the resource? (use other
side or additional pages if necessary) It is inappropriate for my
son to read. One of the main characters of the book is in his
underwear for much of the book and he is seen as a hero. Also, the
boys in the book misbehave and I think that sets a bad example for
my son. 1.Are there resource(s) you suggest to provide additional
information and/or other viewpoints on this topic? No, I just
believe this book is not appropriate for this age level. Signature:
______ Suzy Thomas ________________
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- Reviews of the Book Another wonderful book by Dav Pilkey! True
to form, Captain Underpants taps into the minds of kids and
provides good, solid fun. The series combines silly characters with
adventure and, of course, potty humor. Perhaps the best feature of
any of the Captain Underpants books is their ability to get our
kids reading! Granted, the story line is light. But that is just
what early readers need to become competent readers; and, what
older readers need to relax and just have fun no different than
beach reading for us. - Dr. Gwenn
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- Should This Book be Banned? This book is a great option for
many young readers, especially reluctant male readers. This book
should be kept in circulation to be available to children who want
to read the book Parents should have the right to limit what their
child reads, but they need to monitor what their child is
reading
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- Citations ALA. (1998). Workbook for selection policy writing.
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challenges to library materials. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/challengeslibrarymate
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underpants-series/ Pilkey, D. (1997). The adventures of captain
underpants. New York: Scholastic.