![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When selecting books and other materials, the school system’s library media specialists take timeliness, critiques, whether the content is appropriate for the targeted audience and the individual school’s collection needs into consideration.Įxperts, including Nora Pelizzari, communication director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, say it’s important for schools to house literature such as that being questioned in Virginia Beach. Limiting its availability is short-sighted and reactionary,” James Lucas Jones, publisher of Oni Press Publisher, said in a statement to The Virginian-Pilot.įive books are still under review and have to go through the district’s processes for challenging materials. “The fact is, GENDER QUEER is an important, timely piece of work that serves as an invaluable resource for not only those that identity as nonbinary or genderqueer, but for people looking to understand what that means. Kobabe’s book was banned after a review by Spence and his staff because its images did not meet the division’s “expectations for instructional value,” according to a spokesperson. ![]()
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