Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2023
Starting on September 13, members of the group Let’s Talk Hempfield began reading excerpts from Flamer and other titles during the public comments section of Hempfield School District board meetings in Landisville, PA. On November 22, they submitted seven police
reports against the Hempfield High School, claiming that Flamer, Push by Sapphire, and Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin were “pornography” and “obscene material.” The district attorney investigated, determined the books were neither
pornographic nor obscene, and did not file charges. While nine books were targeted during public comments and through police reports, no formal requests for reconsideration were ever submitted,
2012
Challenged on an extracurricular reading list in the Horry County (SC) school library. The 1996 novel is based on the story of Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, who grows up in poverty. The novel was made into a critically acclaimed movie, Precious, in 2009, which received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, for the 82nd Academy Awards and Sundance Film Festival praise.
2011
Challenged on an extracurricular reading list in the Horry County (SC) school library. The 1996 novel is based on the story of Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, who grows up in poverty. The novel was made into a critically acclaimed movie, Precious, in 2009, which received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, for the 82nd Academy Awards and Sundance Film Festival praise.
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A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.
For additional information contact
Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
August 21, 2023