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Self-Censorship in School Libraries (Cause for censorship (Easy access to…

- - - - Moral codes
      - Ethical codes
        
        Moral and ethical responsibilities of librarians (Duthie, 2010).
    - - Students right to learn
      - Censorship vs selection
      - Talk through complex or sensitive issues
        
        Possible solutions: Literature circles, journals, guest speakers, communication with parents (Freedman & Johnson, 2000).
  - - - Seven statements that are foundation for intellectual freedom and to help prevent censoring materials (Connelly, 2009).
      - Students with their families have ultimate say on what to read/not to read (Seroff, 2015).
- - - - Librarians least likely to support removing a book while k-12 teachers were most likely to support removing a book (Burke, 2010).
- - - - Solution: Organize by interest instead of level using the reader's advisory review.
        
        Proposed solutions to stop or lessen censorship
        
        Parents are the ultimate source to tell their own children what to read or what not to read (Connelly, 2009).
        
        Organizations, materials, and information available to inform parents how to handle and access controversial information (Connelly, 2009).
      - West Bend labeled and caused greater issue for library (Knox, 2014).