Should parents be able to ban books? 

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison, All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson, Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez: The top 4 most ban books in the united states. The most affected genres of books are children, classics, and race relationships in America. 

In 2021 138 schools were affected by banning books. Over 1,600 books were banned across 32 states. The number of books only increases every year. Texas and Florida are the top leading states in banned books.

There are pros and cons to banning books. Parents should get the right to decide what their kids should and should not read however, they shouldn't get to decide what other students in the school read if they aren't their parents. Parents and schools banning books could limit profanities and hate speech in young kids and elementary schools. 

 

Should parents be able to ban books? 

Are there any books that are banned books you want to read?

Do you know any books that have been banned from school?

 

 

 

https://www.aclu-ia.org/en/challenged-books-iowa-banned-books-week

https://www.rd.com/list/banned-books/

https://connectusfund.org/16-major-pros-and-cons-of-banning-books-in-schools

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/1600-books-banned-2021-22-school-year-report-finds-rcna48367

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  • I think that they should not be banned. Yes personally I do not care to read but we do need them. It is free information and it is enturtaining for people. I think books are great for people helps with reading in general and it is theropy for some people.

  • Yes, I think that parents should be able to ban books. It would be just like parents not letting them have social media.  However, exposing kids to more mature things could help them mature faster. I think that they should be able ban the books however I don't think they should

  • I think that everyone should have the oppurtunity to read. I understand some people don't like it but it can help with many things and improve learning. However, if the books are unproductive or teach kids wrong things parents should be allowed to control what they read.

  • In my opion kids should have the opportunity to read. Even if the kid doesn't like to read it is good for you. I hate reading but I've been told that it helps very much and I should start to read more. Kids should have the opportunity to read and the parents should like them to read. 

  • I think kids should be able to choose what they want to read and that public schools shouldn't ban books because a few parents complained that they don't want their kids to read a certain book. If a parent is worried about what their kids read then they should monitor that themselves instead of making the school do that for them and ruin other kid's entertainment for books.

  • I think that every child should be able to have the opportunity to read. So no, parents should not be able to ban books. However, they should not be able to ban books either. I think that every child needs to read at least all the way up to high school to get the basics down.

  • I don't believe that parents should be able to ban any books for any kid, even their own. If someone doesn't want their kid to read a book, they should homeschool them or enroll them in a private school. Books are knowledge and you should never limit knowledge.

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