Salem-Keiser school board keeps books

McCullough, Jillyn

Abstract

The Salem-Keizer School Board voted to retain and move "Mystery Walk" from Parrish Middle School to a high school as yet unnamed. The parent considered the book to have no literary value and objected to the profanity and violence. "Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts" will be retained in the 16 elementary school libraries that currently hold copies. The board considered its content to have value as a history of Halloween.

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Resource type
- Intellectual Freedom News
Collections
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Challenged
- Mystery walk by Robert McCammon; Witches, pumpkins, and grinning ghosts: the story of the Halloween symbols by Edna Barth and illustrated by Ursula Arndt
Reading level
- children, young adult
Participant
- Aleta Esau; Bill Frey; Dave Bauer; Tricia Munoz; Salem-Keizer School Board
Outcome
- removed to high school; retained
Location
- Salem
Source
- Statesman Journal (Salem)
Is part of
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Keywords
Additional information
- Salem