Years ago, when the swim suit issue came I quietly got rid of the issue.
A few days later the principal walks in to the library the swimsuit
issue in her hand. She informs me that she doesn't want this magazine
in the library. I told her that the library's copy was no longer in the
building and the one she has belongs to the assistant principal. She
wasn't a happy camper.
I've found through the years the less said about something the less the
students will want to investigate. Case in point my mother told me I
wasn't allowed to read 1984. I found the book within a week, and read it
during study halls.
In my home town the film "The Exorcist" was at the local theater.
During the first week schedule the manager told my Dad that he would be
lucky if he broke even on the showing. A local minister started telling
everyone that no one should see the show, it was horrible, why were they
showing it in our town? The paper started to print the stories about
the minister and his concerns. The film was held over for weeks. If the
minister and the newspaper would just have kept their views to
themselves, the film would have come and gone.
Emily Jean Honaker, Library/Media Specialist
Delaware Area Career Center
1610 St. Rt. 521
Delaware, Ohio 43015
740-363-1993 ext. 2231
honakere@delawareareacc.org
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Deborah Martin
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 2:24 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: GEN: Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Issue Complaints?
I did not think anything of putting it out since it was an anniversary
issue. I do not put out the swimsuit issue. One of my students pointed
out the Cheryl Tiegs picture and the sand "bathing suit" picture. I
don't feel those are appropriate for our kids at school. I am in a
junior/senior high school grades 7-12. I just don't think they need to
be seeing those things here at school. Just my opinion. I don't want
to be a censor (especially this week!), but it is in my office right
now.
Deb Martin, Librarian
Woodlan Jr/Sr High
dmartin@eacs.k12.in.us
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