What should be the qualifications for books to be banned from schools?
Introduction
A banned book is said to be the book that has to be removed from the shelves of school libraries. If the book is said to be a challenged book, then it is a book that some people think should be banned, but is not yet banned.
Books in Libraries
Usually, the books in the school libraries are decided and bought as per the syllabi of the classes. Some books may be chosen to give extra knowledge to the students, and some are for entertaining the students. Librarians and school teachers have records of the books present on the library's shelves.
Who bans the books?
Usually, it is observed that the parents are the main party challenging and removing books from a library. At the same time, some political members urge to remove the books from libraries. They state that these books are not good for their children as well as for other children.
Sometimes, if the book is giving information against a particular community, then that community can demand the banning of the book.
What types of books must be banned?
Not all books are good for the students. In school libraries, it is sometimes observed that there are books containing inappropriate representations of sex, languages, violence, colour inequality, and political affairs, which can be disturbing or manipulative.
Such books are unfavourable for the students. Students may get influenced and attempt things mentioned in the books that are not advisable. It is better to ban such books. Also, books that normalise vulgar language and cause children to become ill-mannered must be banned.
Conclusion
Due to the reasons mentioned above, some books in the school libraries must be banned. Banning these books will be for the better future of the schools' students.
FAQs
1. What is a banned book?
Ans. A banned book is a book that is removed from the shelves of the schools' library.
2. What is a challenged book?
Ans. A challenged book is a book that some people think is to be removed from the library's bookshelves, but not yet removed.
3. Is it right for parents to ban books?
Ans. It is right for parents to ban books that are not good for their child's mental health, as they may influence the children to take on wrong paths. But sometimes it is good for parents to teach their children to differentiate between good and bad books.
4. Which types of books must be banned?
Books with inappropriate sexual content, vulgar language, violence, crimes, biased religious views or political views must be banned.
5. Who are the people who ban books in a library or a school. ?
Parents, political parties, and community groups are found to be the people who ban the books in a school's library.
