Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2011
Retained in the combined middle and high school library in the North Fond du Lac (WI) School District provided it has a label designating it as appropriate for high school students. Younger students could also access the book with prior parental permission. A parent asked the school district to reconsider the book due to mature language.
2010
The principal at the Landis Intermediate School in Vineyard (NJ) removed two pages that included the poem “Diary of an Abusive Stepfather” after a thirteen-year-old Landis student’s mother questioned it appropriateness.. The thirty-one-line poem is peppered with profanity and details a violent relationship between an adult and child. Retained in the combined middle and high school library in the North Fond du Lac (WI) School District provided it has a label designating it as appropriate for high school students. Younger students could also access the book with prior parental permission. A parent asked the school district to reconsider the book due to mature language.
On These Pages
A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.
For additional information contact
Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
September 15, 2011