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ERIC Number: EJ259458
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Mar
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School Library Censorship Comes before the Supreme Court.
Kemerer, Frank R.; Hirsh, Stephanie Abraham
Phi Delta Kappan, v63 n7 p444-48 Mar 1982
Censorship pressure has increased dramatically since 1980. Challenges to complaints about books in public libraries have resulted in widely divergent court decisions. The Supreme Court's agreement to review "Pico v. Island Trees Union Free School District" could have a profound impact on the governance of public schools. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Board of Education Role, Books, Censorship, Court Litigation, Periodicals, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Secondary Education, Student Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conservatism; Pico v Island Trees Union Free School District; Supreme Court