[CALIBK12] Censorship and the Power of Policies-change filename

[Jackson, Kamilah]

Hello Darla,
You must have a Mac. I would like to read your attachments so please resend your files so that I can open them on my PC. You will have to save them without the .docx and as .doc. Thanks 
 
Ms. Kamilah Jackson, Teacher Librarian
Edwin Markham Middle School
email:  kaj8076 at lausd.net
blog: http://lausdlibrarian.blogspot.com/

"Success is going from one failure to another without losing your enthusiasm."
                                                                                                 -Winston Churchill

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From: Darla Brown [mailto:dbrown at garces.org]
Sent: Fri 11/21/2008 10:59 AM
To: CALIBK12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Subject: [CALIBK12] Censorship and the Power of Policies


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Good morning, all: After sending off my 15th individual e-mail w/ my reconsideration policy, I am now posting it to the listserve to save a little time. I hope those of you who already have your own don't mind.

But first, my 2 cents. Joanne, I agree w/ you completely about this high school novel being available for a 4th-grader to read. This, as you said, should have been taken care of before the novel ever hit the shelf w/ a current, well-utilized SELECTION POLICY. I think it is so important that we not only scrutinize the titles we consider purchasing, but have a written document that helps us defend our positions. Certainly we make mistakes-as I have, and as this school librarian in Fresno apparently did. What I don't condone-as Diane mentioned-is allowing a parent (or anyone else) march into my library and start pulling books off the shelf. 

So let's be prepared, shall we? Let's NOT begin our Thanksgiving break without a selection policy AND a reconsideration (challenge) policy in place-or at least an appointment w/ our principals to discuss them. I have attached mine as a starting point if you don't have them. I keep them both in my Policies and Procedures Manual, and post the selection policy on my library website. Have a great weekend!

P.S. Great article in this month's SLJ re: censorship, too...

Mrs. Darla Brown, TL, M.Ed.

Teacher Librarian

Garces Memorial High School

"60 Years of Excellence in Catholic Education"

661-327-2578 x133

dbrown at garces.org

 

 

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