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====Date: [[:Category:2008|2008]]====
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====Region: [[:Category:Banned Books|Books]]====
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====Subject: [[:Category:Censorship in Schools]]====


 
====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]]====
====Subject: [[:Category: Sexually Provocative/ Too Mature for Children/ Banned Books/ Censorship in Schools]]====
 
 
 
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'''Book:''' The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
'''Book:''' The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer


'''Confronting Bodies:''' San Juan Capistrano School District
'''Confronting Bodies:''' San Juan Capistrano School District


'''Dates of Action:''' September 2008
'''Dates of Action:''' September 2008


'''Location:''' United States
'''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 <P>
'''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 <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>
'''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'''Results of Incident:''' The decision was revoked when it was not well received.<P>
 
'''Results of Incident:''' The decision was revoked when it was not well recieved<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]]
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 30 August 2022

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]]