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'''The Incident:''' The school district briefly banned the series from their libraries instructing all books to be sent to High Schools where they would be more appropriate. <P> | '''The Incident:''' The school district briefly banned the series from their libraries instructing all books to be sent to High Schools where they would be more appropriate. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The decision was revoked when it was not well | '''Results of Incident:''' The decision was revoked when it was not well received.<P> | ||
'''Source:''' Orange County Register [[http://www.ocregister.com/news/books-194237-school-series.html]] | '''Source:''' Orange County Register [[http://www.ocregister.com/news/books-194237-school-series.html]] | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 10 February 2012
Date: 2008
Region: Books
Subject: Category:Censorship in Schools
Medium: Literature
Book: The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
Confronting Bodies: San Juan Capistrano School District
Dates of Action: September 2008
Location: United States
Reason For Censorship: Twilight books by author Stephanie Meyer were breifly banned from middle schools in the San Juan Capistrano School district because they posessed themes that were too mature for middle school students including violence, sexual and occult references
The Incident: The school district briefly banned the series from their libraries instructing all books to be sent to High Schools where they would be more appropriate.
Results of Incident: The decision was revoked when it was not well received.
Source: Orange County Register [[1]]
