Board upholds freedom to read

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Abstract

The Salem-Keizer School Board decided to move "Mystery Walk" to the high school library, and retain "Witches, Pumpkins and Grinning Ghosts" in the Parrish Middle School library. Children should be exposed to many types of materials under supervision in order to learn to be discerning.

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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
- young adult
Participant
- Salem-Keizer School Board; Parrish Middle School library
Outcome
- material moved to the high school library; retained
Location
- Salem
Source
- Statesman Journal (Salem)
Is part of
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Keywords
Additional information
- Salem