Picture+Book+Ban

====The process for approaching a parent about an item they want to censor or ban. In Texas during the 2014-2015 school year a parent wanted to censor or ban the book //I Hate My Bow// by Han Wilhelm. The reason for wanting to censor or ban the book was due to the word hate. I put together five steps to help resolve the issue without causing hurt feelings on either side.====

ACLU of Texas
==== This article seems a bit strange to our group. Apparently a book was banned from a school library in Texas because it had the word //hate// in the title. The name of the school is Red Lick ISD, and the book that they banned is called //I Hate My Bow.// As it turns out this book is about a dog. Our group likes what the ACLU of Texas states in their article. It reads, “We don’t believe that one parent should have the right to dictate what’s accessible to the entire student body. We believe children’s interest in reading should be encouraged, and that the decision to retain a book on a library’s shelves must be taken with great responsibility and care.” In the article they mention that most of the challenged books were banned because of profanity, sexual content, or violence. ====