Judy Blume challenge

[Michele Missner <missnerm@ATHENET.NET>]

Well I attended my first challenge today.  A parent challenged judy
blume's_ Then again, maybe I won't_.  The parent, whose 4th grader read it
on the recommendation of the media specialist, was not happy with the
content for 4th grade.  Her child did not know what a wet dream was or any
of the other sexual things.  It was interesting.  Only one person on the
committee wanted it removed because she thought that it was not a very
good piece of literature.  The result was to look for a way to flag the
book and if a child younger than 5th grade took it out, the parents would
be called to warn them of the subject matter, but the book was left on the
shelf.  The guidance counsellor was upset by the peeping tom aspects and
said that this is a form of harrassmet.  Has anyone else had a similiar
compromise in a challenge situation?  Michele Missner


Michele W. Missner,
Program Leader for Media Services       Library Media Specialist
Appleton Area School District           Appleton West High School
Office phone: (414) 832-4899            610 N. Badger Ave
Einstein Middle School                  Appleton Wi. 54914
email:  missnerm@athenet.net            phone: (920) 832-4162-work
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