[ISLMA-Share] Lemont removing books?

Mon Dec 5 09:00:58 CST 2016

Lemont high school did not "ban" any books, and students were only reading
excerpts from *The God of Small Things*.  Unfortunately there are a small
few "rabble-rousers" in town who have always had issues with both the
elementary school district and the high school.  Please see Lemont High's
response on their website.

Lemont High School response
<http://www.lhs210.net/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=1232>

On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> And how many seasons of Law and Order SVU are we into? My fifth graders
> watch it with permission. (And that's just one example.)
>
> But books talking about rape aren't appropriate for high schoolers to
> discuss in a safe and controlled environment?
>
> This has always confused me.
>
> On Dec 2, 2016 2:51 PM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library Media
> Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> You are sure right about that!  Sad that we are coming to this.
>> Nancy
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you, Miss Joan.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Apologies...let's try this again...
>>>> Response from my high school English teacher is to remind parents what
>>>> Pat Conroy had to say....
>>>>
>>>> http://www.patconroy.com/articles_cg-10-07.php
>>>>
>>>> Joan Sutherland
>>>> Arthur School District
>>>> teacher/librarian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Response from my high school English teacher is to remind parents what
>>>>> Pat Conroy had to say....
>>>>>
>>>>> http://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/lemont-h-
>>>>> s-class-reading-list-questioned-parents/
>>>>>
>>>>> Joan Sutherland
>>>>> Arthur School District
>>>>> teacher-librarian
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm a junior high media specialist, but my son attends Lemont High.
>>>>>> Coincidences are can be strange and worrisome.  I was just reading the
>>>>>> article about 15 minutes ago when I received one of those automated
>>>>>> emergency phone calls from Lemont High School admin.  The school has just
>>>>>> been evacuated... all students have been sent home at the request of the
>>>>>> Lemont police authorities because of a threatening email received at the
>>>>>> school.  No other details have been released yet.  Let's just hope these
>>>>>> two events are unrelated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think that it is important to recognize that in this instance,
>>>>>>> proper procedures for adding content to the curriculum was not followed and
>>>>>>> thus, this book was ripe for a challenge. Had the book been veted through
>>>>>>> the procedures in place, the supporters would have had a stronger case for
>>>>>>> keeping the book. A strong challenge policy that requires persons--both
>>>>>>> challengers and reviewers--to have read the entire work also helps keep
>>>>>>> material in the curriculum and on the shelves.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There will always be people who do not like material for one reason
>>>>>>> or another--religious viewpoint, sex, violence, language, etc.--and people
>>>>>>> who underestimate students and overestimate the impact of a single reading
>>>>>>> experience. I am a conservative (small c) parent, but I am not threathened
>>>>>>> by literature (translate as enlightened). I recognize that I am different
>>>>>>> and that others have different opinions about what is best for their
>>>>>>> children. As a parent, I appreciate when there are reading choices as
>>>>>>> opposed to assigned reading; as an educator, I realize that this can be
>>>>>>> problematic. It is unfortunate, that in this case, it escalated to this
>>>>>>> level. School boards who are elected officials often side with the
>>>>>>> electorate.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gretchen Zaitzeff
>>>>>>> Librarian
>>>>>>> University High School
>>>>>>> Normal, IL
>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [
>>>>>>> islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info] on behalf of Email list for
>>>>>>> the Illinois School Library Media Association [
>>>>>>> islma at list.railslibraries.info]
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, December 02, 2016 10:48 AM
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] Lemont removing books?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree completely with Brian Andrusyk. That is always one of my
>>>>>>> first thoughts too, both as a parent and a teacher librarian. And why is it
>>>>>>> always sexuality that is stripped down to minutia and itemized as
>>>>>>> prohibited but not violence in general? Books with high levels of violent
>>>>>>> content are rarely questioned or complained about as long as it isn’t
>>>>>>> sexual violence. This drives me mental. If you are going to flag one type
>>>>>>> of content then you must flag all types. Punching, hitting, beating,
>>>>>>> killing, war, genocide; these are all serious things too and children will
>>>>>>> need guidance, explanations and help understanding it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Final thought is, how can someone ever, *ever* label a rape scene,
>>>>>>> especially of a child, as “porn”? Pornography is meant to entertain and
>>>>>>> titillate. A rape scene in Maya Angelou’s book, or Laurie Halse Anderson’s
>>>>>>> books, or the many, many other brave authors who have tried to shed light
>>>>>>> on date rape and rape culture is meant to do just that; shed light and
>>>>>>> expose a terrible wrong. Maya Angelou is telling her actual experience
>>>>>>> meant to educate and shed light on wrongs done to her. The only way to
>>>>>>> correct a wrong is to see the wrong in the first place.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This stuff just makes my blood boil.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Kristen Rademacher*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Librarian
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Eco Club Director
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1 Book 1 Marist Director
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Marist High School <http://www.marist.net/academics/arclibrary/>*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 773.881.5356
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> @1Book1Marist
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> rademacher.kristen at marist.net
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:
>>>>>>> islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info] *On Behalf Of *Email list
>>>>>>> for the Illinois School Library Media Association
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, December 02, 2016 10:32 AM
>>>>>>> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] Lemont removing books?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Whenever I read articles such as this one, I always wonder one
>>>>>>> thing.  Why do people make a fuss over what their children are reading and
>>>>>>> not make a fuss over what they are watching on television, at the movies,
>>>>>>> or viewing on the Internet?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brian Andrusyk
>>>>>>> School Librarian/Sub Coordinator
>>>>>>> IC Catholic Prep
>>>>>>> www.andrusykslibrary.weebly.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Currently Reading:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *The Eyre Affair* by Jasper Fforde
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [
>>>>>>> mailto:islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info
>>>>>>> <islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info>] *On Behalf Of *Email list
>>>>>>> for the Illinois School Library Media Association
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, December 2, 2016 10:13 AM
>>>>>>> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
>>>>>>> *Subject:* [ISLMA-Share] Lemont removing books?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/lemont-h-
>>>>>>> s-class-reading-list-questioned-parents/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> FYI. I like staying up on the happenings around the state.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gail Meyer, Librarian
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TF South High School
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> gmeyer at tfd215.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> *Amanda Kuzminski*
>>>>>> *Library Media Specialist*
>>>>>> Orland Junior High School
>>>>>> 14855 West Avenue
>>>>>> Orland Park, IL 60462
>>>>>> 708-364-4214 <(708)%20364-4214>
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*Amanda Kuzminski*
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Orland Junior High School
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