[ISLMA-Share] Elem. book challenge (from the principal)

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Fri Apr 15 08:51:36 CDT 2016


Is this a fight your friend wants to take on? Because if this is something
she feels very strongly about, then she can possibly start a formal
challenge hearing for the book. Since the book is also in the school
library, she can enlist the support of the school librarian.


Anna Kim
School Librarian
Chappell Elementary School
akim6 at cps.edu

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On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 7:59 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi, all!
>
> Happy Day of Silence. In a sadly ironic twist, I have a book challenge
> question for you about a Stonewall Award Winning book.
>
> A friend of mine has a fourth grade daughter who decided to read George by
> Alex Gino for her fourth quarter independent read. Her teacher vetoed it,
> saying it was inappropriate (even though it's in the library at her school
> and it's at her reading/grade level). My friend had a meeting with the
> principal and the teacher yesterday. Prior to the meeting, she talked with
> the author and the Office of Intellectual Freedom, and they gave her some
> talking points. She took in copies of all the starred reviews (Kirkus, SLJ,
> Publishers Weekly). The teacher and principal wouldn't budge and said they
> didn't want to deal with any parents who might possibly call and complain
> about the content (it's about a kid who is labeled a boy, but feels they
> are a girl and wants to try out for the part of Charlotte in Charlotte's
> Web).
>
> She has asked me not to reveal the school, but I can tell you that it's in
> a well-regarded elementary district in the Western Suburbs.
>
> My question for the collective mind- what are her next steps here? I am
> livid on her daughter's behalf, but I also understand that my friend is
> concerned about making waves when her daughter will be at the school for
> two more years.
>
> TIA!
>
> ~Kelly
>
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> *Kelly McGorray Roberts*
> Head Librarian, Glenbard East High School
> Ph: 630-424-6693
> Tw: @roberts_reads
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