Censorship

I don't believe that Harry Potter should be taken out of the classroom. I know that many kids enjoy reading the series and this gets them hooked on reading. I agreed with the author when he said that he is all for parents involvement in what their children read. However, he is not for them getting involved in what other children read. I believe every parent has the right to choose to not let their child read a book because they find it offensive. However, they should not keep other children from being able to read the book if their parents are fine with it. We could all come up with some complaint about almost any book. If children enjoy reading books like Harry Potter then we should not stop them. I do think though some books should be set aside for only certain grades. Some books are not age appropriate for the younger grades. But, they should not be totally banned from being in the schools. I would use this book in my classroom if I had one of the older grades to teach my students about fantasy books. If a parent had a problem with the book then their child could read another fantasy book that the parent approved of them reading.