A Decision on WHEN JEFF COMES HOME
Librarians in Texas have dropped their challenge to a policy that requires parental permission for middle grade students who want to read Catherine Atkins' WHEN JEFF COMES HOME.
"After we did all of our research, we just decided it was better for right now to withdraw the appeal," said Heather Lamb, de Zavala Middle School library media specialist. "We're still going to fight for First Amendment rights, just not this battle."
Yes, that makes sense. After all, we don't need First Amendment rights in every instance. Like, say, when parents complain. We don't really need them on Wednesdays either. Or Fridays. Or Mondays. Oh, hell, how about if we just have them in theory?
"After we did all of our research, we just decided it was better for right now to withdraw the appeal," said Heather Lamb, de Zavala Middle School library media specialist. "We're still going to fight for First Amendment rights, just not this battle."
Yes, that makes sense. After all, we don't need First Amendment rights in every instance. Like, say, when parents complain. We don't really need them on Wednesdays either. Or Fridays. Or Mondays. Oh, hell, how about if we just have them in theory?
posted by Brent Hartinger at 2:08 PM
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