schools is not only against the First Amendment of the

United State Constitution, but it is also against the very

moral fiber upon which this country was founded.

In an attempt to limit access to so-called sensitive

issues and concepts, radical right wing supporters have

pushed their weight around to remove any and all

questionable works of literature from school libraries.

The right to interpret the written word is one of the

fundamental freedoms of our country, yet more and more this

right is being taken away from students who have the desire

to broaden their literary horizons. Conservative parents,

teachers, librarians and even the American government have

all attempted to limit access to what they consider

sensitive issues and concepts. These same self appointed

literary police are calling for the removal of all

"Questionable" works of literature from public libraries. On

some college campuses there are even restrictions on which

books can even be brought from one's own collection to

Proponents of school censorship have issues with just

about every book found in school libraries. Their argument

information and artistic expression. It does not belong in

actual banning of books because one group of people

occurred because those in power felt the need for

supervision over reading material is -- in most cases --

Some common words found in the essay are:
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