{"id":8967,"date":"2021-09-15T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/?page_id=8967"},"modified":"2025-08-01T10:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:49:12","slug":"slaughterhouse-five","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/slaughterhouse-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Books 2025 &#8211; Slaughterhouse-Five"},"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<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/bannedbooks-2025\/author\/\">2025 Author<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/bannedbooks-2025\/title\/\">2025 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/09\/slaughterhouse5.jpg\" alt=\"slaughterhouse-five book cover\" width=\"351\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2605\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mulibiiidb.marshall.edu\/record=b2026130~S12\">Held at Marshall University (Drinko General Collection &#8211; PS3572.O5 S4 1997)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- *** ** END LEFT COLUMN ** ***-->\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\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>2025<\/h2>\n<p>On December 3, 2024,  Knox County Schools (TN) announced the removal of 48 titles from all libraries to comply with SB 2407. The Knox County chapter of Moms for Liberty helped identify titles for removal. Titles banned included <strong>Slaughterhouse-Five<\/strong>, <strong>The 57 Bus<\/strong>, <strong>A Light in the Attic<\/strong>, and <strong>In the Night Kitchen<\/strong>. Teachers and parents of district students spoke out against the lost educational opportunities for their children during the first board meeting after the book bans were announced.<\/p>\n<h2>2022<\/h2>\n<p>A parent at Cienega High School in Vail (AZ) complained about this classic science fiction book\u2019s language and references to sex. It is currently taught in Advanced Placement English classes. When the National Coalition Against Censorship learned of this new challenge in Vail, they sent a letter offering guidance and support as well as their \u201cGuidelines for Administrators\u201d to the school district\u2019s board members. The district followed its policy and convened a committee to review the book and make a recommendation to the superintendent and board. The committee determined that the book belonged on the approved student reading list and <strong>Slaughterhouse-Five<\/strong> was retained. The district offers alternate titles when parents are concerned about the content of an assigned book.<\/p>\n<h2>2021<\/h2>\n<p>A parent at Cienega High School in Vail (AZ) complained about this classic science fiction book\u2019s language and references to sex, and the district is considering whether to remove it from the approved reading list. It is currently taught in Advanced Placement English classes.<\/p>\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\n<p>Removed from Republic (MO) High School, but later returned and stored in a secure section of the library accessible only to parents. Teachers cannot require the book nor read it aloud in school. A Republic resident filed a complaint about the appropriateness of the book arguing that it teaches principles contrary to the Bible.<\/p>\n<h2>2011<\/h2>\n<p>Challenged in the Republic (MO) schools because it is &#8220;soft-pornography&#8221; and &#8220;glorifies drinking, cursing, and premarital sex.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>2008<\/h2>\n<p>Challenged in the Howell (MI) High School because of the book&#8217;s strong sexual content. In response from the president of the Livingston Organization for Values in Education (LOVE), the county&#8217;s top law enforcement official reviewed the book to see whether laws against distribution of sexually explicit materials to minors had been broken. The county prosecutor wrote, &#8220;Whether these materials are appropriate for minors is a decision to be made by the school board, but I find that they are not in violation of the criminal laws.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>2007<\/h2>\n<p>Retained on the Northwest Suburban HS District 214 reading list in Arlington Heights (IL) along with eight other challenged titles. A newly elected school board member raised the controversy based on excerpts from the books she&#8217;d found on the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>Challenged in the Howell (MI) High School because of the book&#8217;s strong sexual content. In response from the president of the Livingston Organization for Values in Education (LOVE), the county&#8217;s top law enforcement official reviewed the book to see whether laws against distribution of sexually explicit materials to minors had been broken. The county prosecutor wrote, &#8220;Whether these materials are appropriate for minors is a decision to be made by the school board, but I find that they are not in violation of the criminal laws.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>2001<\/h2>\n<p>Removed from 10th grade required reading in Coventry (RI) after a parent complained that it contained vulgar language, violent imagery, and sexual content.<\/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 1, 2025<\/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-8967","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8967","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=8967"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15318,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8967\/revisions\/15318"}],"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=8967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}