Introduction
 

A petition has been presented to the recently elected Grapeville-Colleyvine Independent School Board (GCISD) to restrict certain books that are allowed in the school.  The group that has brought this to the attention of the school board feels strongly that schools should not be exposing students to inappropriate material.  In response to this petition, the school board has decided to entertain the idea of possibly banning certain books.  Some of the books the GCISD School Board is looking into banning from the school district are the following:    

  • The Pig Man, by Paul Zindell  

  • A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck

  • The Giver, by Lois Lowery  
  • The Chocolate War, by   Robert Cormier  

Banning these books from all GCISD schools would mean removing these books from all of the GCISD libraries, prohibiting their use in the curriculum, and prohibiting students and teachers from having the books on school property. The GCISD School Board takes this issue seriously and will conduct a public hearing on this important issue at its next meeting.

The idea of banning books is not a new concept.  For hundreds of years, people have sought to protect the community from controversial ideas by burning books.  At the same time world leaders, like Winston Churchill, have sought to advocate the free flow of ideas.

 

Introduction ~ Task ~ Goals ~ Process ~ Resources ~ Evaluation ~ Conclusion ~ Credits