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Seiferth, Berniece B. – 1981
Recent research demonstrates that one in five school districts is under pressure to purge objectionable books from its libraries and classrooms. This paper briefly summarizes literature and court decisions dealing with censorship in the schools and describes a study of censorship in Illinois schools. In the study, a 68-item questionnaire asked 200…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Court Litigation, Moral Issues
