Gen: Harry Potter Readings banned in NZ

["Carolyn I. Gundrum" <webmistress@MIKIDS.COM>]

Hi All !\


Interesting article from Reuters:

Harry Potter Readings Banned                                           July
27, 2000

  AUCKLAND (Reuters) - A New Zealand school has banned teachers from reading
  aloud extracts of the resoundingly successful Harry Potter book series
after a complaint
  about the books' references to wizardry and magic. Auckland's Birkenhead
Primary
  School sent letters to parents advising installments from a series of
four books would nolonger be read aloud, but pupils could still read the
books and discuss them in class, the New Zealand Herald reported Thursday.

At least they didn't ban the books!

Cheers,

Carolyn

Carolyn I Gundrum, B.Ed. (UBC) M.A. (WMU)
The "Resourceress"
Waukazoo Elementary School,
Holland, MI USA 49424
Adjunct Professor GVSU

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