| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
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| Research Abstract |
1. Most of the school library censorship litigations occured in the 1970's. However, there are some tendencies to increase the number of court cases from mid 1990's.
2. In all cases the school board of education removed, restricted or censored library materials. And then students, teachers, and/or parents sued the board toinfringe their First Amendment rights (ex. freedom of expression, right to know, academic freedom etc.).
3. The conclusion of court decisions is sharply divided. Some approved board of education's statutory right and authority to select/remove library materials. Others rejected board's discretionary powers in order to protect students' rightto access to lawful materials and/or teacher's freedom to teach.
This study contributes to various researches not merely for the intellectual freedom in school libraries, but also for the purpose, role and mission of the school library in general.
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