School board decided against banning book

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Abstract

Parents in the Salem Keizer elementary school district asked that "The Last Mission" and "The View from the Cherry Tree" be removed from the elementary school libraries. Foul and offensive language were the reasons for the challenges. The review committee voted unanimously to recommend keeping the books on the shelf.

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Resource type
- Intellectual Freedom News
Collections
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Challenged
- The last mission by Harry Mazer, The view from the cherry tree by Willo Davis Roberts
Reading level
- children
Participant
- Lindi Gilmore,Tom Woodruff, Charlene Woodruff
Location
- Salem-Kaiser
Source
- Statesman Journal (Salem)
Is part of
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Keywords
- profanity
Additional information
- Salem-Kaiser