Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2007
Banned by the superintendent at the Carroll (IA) High School because of parental concerns about an oral sex scene. In response, students started an internet protest on Facebook. Hundreds joined the group – Un-ban Gilbert Grape! Censorship is Wrong – and organizers say they plan to collect signatures calling for a formal review. “Parents were already notified of its content and had to sign a permission slip for their child to read it.” Later the Carroll school board voted to overturn Superintendent Rob Cordes’ decision to ban the book from the high school’s literature-to-film class.
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
August 19, 2010