Describe and explain the controversy involved in textbook censorship. Include both sides of the issue in your response, and describe typical court responses in legal cases involving censorship
What will be an ideal response?
Parental choice and control over their children's education is one side of the issue, the argument suggesting that parents should have a say in the books their children read. Professional autonomy is on the other side of the issue, with the assertion that teachers, as professionals, should be free to select books that they feel are important for student learning. The courts have usually decided against censorship of books, ruling that schools have a right to expose students to different points of view through literature.
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