[CASL-L] FW: Interesting Question

[Kristie McGarry]

Joanna - I'd appreciate a civil tone among professionals, please. Yes, seriously, this is a conversation point. And , seriously, I just threw away a book on this high school library's shelves that, if a student read, they would believe South Africa is currently operating under a system known as Apartheid. Is that censoring student access to information or weeding due to changes in the accuracy of information? Civilized adults can agree to disagree on things. 

Sincerely,
Kristie

Kristie McGarry
Library Media Specialist
Derby High School
8 Nutmeg Avenue
Derby CT  06418




-----Original Message-----
From: Joanna Eickenhorst [mailto:jeickenhorst at cantonschools.org] 
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 1:02 PM
To: Cathy Andronik
Cc: Brenda Smith; Kristie McGarry; <CASL-L at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] FW: Interesting Question

Seriously?  Is someone suggesting censoring student access to information?
 If we considered removing information on people who have "done wrong"
whether or not convicted, punished, etc., we would have to go back to
Roman times and clean house.  Why not consider it a teaching moment for
debate and use a full array of resources.  

Joanna Eickenhorst
Library Media Specialist
Canton High School, Canton Middle School