This is quite a scary documentary, depicting as it does, the culture clashes in the United States between two polar opposite sets of opinion that leaves the school librarian caught in the ensuing maelstrom. With the increasing politicisation of education and it’s resources, more and more parents and politicians are reacting to their perceptions of indoctrination by banning books. No we are not usually talking about the likes of Josef Goebbels spouting hatred from a swastika-bedecked podium; in many cases these are just ordinary parents who fear that their kids are being exposed to corrupting m…
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