Objecting to racially sensitive language in the book, a parent has challenged Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn place in the 11th grade English curriculum at Manchester High School in Manchester, CT. The book is currently under review by the Superintendent's office.
Ms. Lee Ann Dumbauld City Manager City of Lubbock P.O. Box 2000 Lubbock, TX 79401 [email protected] Re: Lahib Jaddo December 21, 2007 Dear Ms. Dumbauld: I am writing on behalf of the National Coalition Against Censorship, an alliance of over 50 national non-profit organizations united in defense of free expression, regarding the recent banning of two drawings by artists Lahib [...]
City Manager Lee Ann Dumbauld has invited local artist Lahib Jaddo to exhibit her artwork at the Buddy Holly Center.
Following a challenge by one student's parents to How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez for sexual content, a review committee voted to keep the book in school libraries and classrooms.
UPDATE: Lubbock City Officials Apologize to Artist and Invite her to Show Work The centuries-old tradition of representing a mother—be it an ancient goddess, the Virgin Mary, or a 17th century Dutch housewife—nursing a child apparently did not stop Lubbock City officials from banning a drawing of a (fully clothed) nursing mother together with a companion piece representing a pregnant [...]
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, chaired by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), issued a report this week detailing manipulation of climate change science under the Bush Administration. The report describes White House censorship of climate scientists in government agencies, including NASA and NOAA, and the Administration's editing of climate change reports. » Read the report (PDF) » Read news [...]
UPDATE: 'Sandpiper' survives challenge (Tuscaloosa News) The School Board voted to keep Sandpiper on the shelves of Brookwood High School's ...
The Kanawha County School Board in Kanawha County, WV has proposed instituting a rating system for books following a recent controversy over two novels by Pat Conroy.
Dear Members of the Tuscaloosa Board of Education: We write to oppose efforts to remove the book, Sandpiper by Ellen Wittlinger from the Brookwood High School Library. We understand that the book has been challenged by a student’s grandmother who objects to the book’s sexual content. We also understand that a committee made up of a media specialist, parent, principal [...]
December 5, 2007 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) announced settled a federal lawsuit, filed by the ACLU on its behalf, against the State of Michigan. In exchange for the state legislature repealing unconstitutional restrictions on arts funding, the AAFF and ACLU agreed to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed in March 2007 in U.S. [...]
Ms. Jill Myers, Principal Montrose High School P.O. Box 5000 Montrose, CO 81402 [email protected] Re: Student Artwork Display Dear Principal Myers- I am writing on behalf of the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations united in defense of free expression, regarding the recent removal of student artwork from display in the school hallways. [...]
See NCAC letter to Montrose High Principal here. Student Cartoons Censored – A Creative Response to Censorship For the past seven years, the art teacher at Montrose High in Montrose, Colorado has displayed the artwork of her students in the school hallways without complaint. However, in 2007, the school principal chose to remove three of the works, which she found [...]
An op-ed written by Mary Ann Ellis, the English Department Head at Appling High School, in response to the Appling County School Board's decision to remove three classic texts from the classroom.