Harry Potter and the Cedarville Censors
In 2002, the Cedarville School Board in Crawford County, Arkansas, ordered the removal of J.K. Rowling''s Harry Potter books from library shelves, holding that "witchcraft or sorcery [should not] be available for study."
The Board picked some formidable adversaries. School librarian Estella Roberts, standing on policy, had the books reviewed--and unanimously approved--by a committee of teache...
In 2002, the Cedarville School Board in Crawford County, Arkansas, ordered the removal of J.K. Rowling''s Harry Potter books from library shelves, holding that "witchcraft or sorcery [should not] be available for study."
The Board picked some formidable adversaries. School librarian Estella Roberts, standing on policy, had the books reviewed--and unanimously approved--by a committee of teache...
