TARGET: BOOK LABELS

[mary ann harlan <persei@earthlink.net>]

I work in a middle school (7-8) in a fairly conservative community.  We
recently recieved a large shipment of fiction which we gave to several
teachers to preview.  One particular comment kept coming up over and
over again - "It has bad language in it, better ship it to the High
School."  In discussing this we began considering using labels - like
parental advisory labels in the books.  Well this was a thorny ethical
and logistical issue so I thought I would ask you what your take was on
this issue.  If you have an opinion I welcome it.  If you'd like me to
post a hit I can do that as well.  TIA


Mary Ann Harlan
Library/ Classrm Teacher
Golden West Middle
Fairfield, CA
persei@earthlink,net

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