SEC: Ordinary People challenge

[Tish Carpinelli <carpinelli@LCMR.CAPEMAYSCHOOLS.COM>]

Colleagues-

Has anyone out there had experience with a challenge for Judith Guest's
Ordinary People?  The book was board approved for a summer reading list
(in May). I bought 20 copies for the library.  At last month's board
meeting a parent challenged the book, and the school board made the
principal pull all the remaining copies of the book from the library.
Our school hasn't had a challenge in 20 years, I'm told, but I unearthed
the "citizen's request for reconsideration of media center material" and
will give it to the principal, urging him to recommend the board follow
approved procedure regarding challenged materials.  I read the book this
weekend  . . . it was good, but I could use some specifics on how to
defend it, if anyone out there has had experience with it!

Thanks in advance!

Tish Carpinelli
Lower Cape May Regional High School
Cape May, NJ
carpinelli@lcmr.capemayschools.com

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