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Completely revised and updated, this new edition remains the most comprehensive guide for protecting the freedom to read in schools. For school librarians and media specialists, teachers, and administrators, Reichman covers the different media (including books, school newspapers, and the Internet), the important court cases (including recent litigations involving Harry Potter, the Internet, and Huck Finn), the issues in dispute (including violence, religion, and profanity), and how the laws on the books can be incorporated into selection policies. An entire chapter is devoted to troubleshooting and answering the question of "What do we do if...'"Henry Reichman is the author of 'Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools', published 2001 under ISBN 9780838907986 and ISBN 0838907989.
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