The banning of books defeats the purpose of education. Public school systems receive funding to address philosophical, ideological, cultural, spiritual, political and world views for students, staff as well as community. Institutes of learning have a moral, legal and financial obligation to expose students to the diverse challenges they will meet in today’s harsh society. What kind of future leadership are we preparing that ban, Native American world views from students?
There appears that the freedom of information, religion and free speech is not equitable for Tucson students and Native authors works are being targeted as useless fictitious book. Sadly tolerance is not a element of learning in this school system. This is racism and prejudice, and we cannot stand quietly and demand Native reading material into the learning equation. Segregation in educational materials will create a negative thought process and ill prepare our youth for the real world.
Update: Native American Authors Among Books Banned in Tucson – ICTMN.com http://bit.ly/zVsxQQ
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