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I love reading and books, and I have dedicated my life to sharing my love of the written word. If I am going to be called a book banner for believing pornography does not belong in school libraries, so be it, but I must stand for my principles. In this article, I first discuss federal and state law regarding pervasive vulgarity, and then I discuss some of the books that are currently in the library.
While the excerpts are graphic, it was necessary to include them to demonstrate that these works do, in fact, contain pornography, which is against federal and state law. However, a group of citizens, including high school student Stephen Pico, wished for the books to remain in the library. They sued the district, stating that their First Amendment rights had been violated, and the case went all the way to the U. Supreme Court. Over the years, the case Island Trees School District v.
Pico , has become somewhat obscure. However, it typifies arguments currently occurring in school districts across the country, so much so that it is referenced in Texas Education Code The law clearly states that it is the responsibility of Texas school districts to identify and remove sexually explicit and pervasively vulgar materials from the school library collections, but these materials continue to turn up.
In Pico , the school board sought to remove books from the school libraries because they stated the books were anti-American. The school board also told the press that they wished to protect children from moral danger.
