{"id":8017,"date":"2021-06-17T10:24:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/?page_id=8017"},"modified":"2022-08-19T13:58:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T17:58:20","slug":"something-happened-in-our-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/something-happened-in-our-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Books 2022 &#8211; Something Happened in Our Town: A Child&#8217;s Story About Racial Injustice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<p><!-- *  START LEFT COLUMN  *--><div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<div>\n                                            \n\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/bannedbooks-2022\/author\/\">2022 Author<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/bannedbooks-2022\/title\/\">2022 Title<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/\">Banned Books Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><hr \/><\/p>\n<h2>Cover<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/06\/something-happened-in-our-town.jpg\" alt=\"something happened in our town book cover\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2351\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cabellcounty.ent.sirsi.net\/client\/en_US\/cabell\/search\/results?qu=something+happened+in+our&amp;te=&amp;rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle\">Held at Cabell County Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- *** ** END LEFT COLUMN ** ***-->\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><p><!-- *** ** START RIGHT COLUMN ** **--><div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-9\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p><strong>Marshall University does not ban books!  The information is provided to let people know what has been banned\/challenged elsewhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>2022<\/h2>\n<p>Banned in the Papillion-La Vista Schools (La Vista, NE) after a parent complained about this title and Superintendent Andrew Rikli pulled the book and read-aloud video from the schools. He offered an apology to the police while disparaging school personnel at a school board meeting. Jared Wagenknecht, vice president of the Papillion-La Vista Education Association (PLEA), explained that the content was provided to teachers in accordance with district policy. He also pointed out that the Superintendent did not follow district policies for dealing with challenged materials, noting the following oversights: failure to consult with teachers, not providing alternative materials, and not requesting a review board. \u201cInstead, the district gave unilateral veto power to one particular community group. This sets a dangerous precedent.\u201d  <\/p>\n<h2>2021<\/h2>\n<p>Challenged for &#8220;divisive language&#8221; and because it was thought to promote anti-police views<\/p>\n<p>This New York Times and Indiebound bestseller is written by three psychologists to help parents talk with their children about racial bias and injustice. In a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association\u2019s (MPPOA) Executive Director Brian Peters requested the state stop recommending the book for instruction to elementary students and asked for a follow-up conversation about the approval process for the book. The book\u2014 adopted by various Minnesota state agencies\u2014is intended for children ages 4 to 8 and, according to its publisher, includes an extensive note to parents and caregivers \u201cwith guidelines for discussing race and racism with children; and includes child-friendly definitions and sample dialogues.\u201d  MPPOA protested such lines as \u201cThe cops shot him because he was Black\u201d; \u201cThis pattern is being nice to White people and mean to Black people\u201d; and \u201cCops stick up for each other. And they don\u2019t like Black men.\u201d The state agencies defended continued use of the book, and the governor welcomed further discussions with the MPPOA about police accountability and reform.<\/p>\n<p>While not seeking to ban this book, a police officer and his spouse challenged how the book was taught in the Springfield (VT) School District, stating that a third grade teacher did not follow the recommendations in the book itself about how to broach the subject of racially motivated police brutality. Those recommendations involved early notification of parents, an invitation to participate in discussions, and the opportunity to opt out from the unit altogether. Teachers announced their intention to continue using the book.<\/p>\n<h2>On These Pages<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Banned<\/strong> book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.<br \/>\nA <strong>Challenged<\/strong> book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.<\/p>\n<h2>For additional information contact<\/h2>\n<p>Ron Titus, <a href=\"mailto:titus@marshall.edu\">titus@marshall.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:304-696-6575\">304-696-6575<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Last updated<\/h2>\n<p>August 19, 2022<\/p>\n<p><!-- ** ** END RIGHT COLUMN *** *-->\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><!-- *** * END FULL PAGE DIV * *** --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":784,"featured_media":0,"parent":2039,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8017","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8017"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11678,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8017\/revisions\/11678"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}