A California school district banned Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from their libraries yesterday, and their reason ranks as one of the more creative (and misguided) we've heard:
the Harry Potter books are fantasy, and "we want books to be things that children would be able to relate to in real life," teacher Marlene Olivarez.
Olivarez also said that she did not feel the Harry Potter books "build character, give kids enjoyment, and encourage reading."
(SOURCE: VERITASERUM)
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