Scholastic found that it either had to give in to the hardliners who wanted to ban books for children or to not allow that, and they seem to have decided to give in.
Scholastic found that it either had to give in to the hardliners who wanted to ban books for children or to not allow that, and they seem to have decided to give in.
Not sure how you read this as “they caved.”
If the choices are to continue to sell these books at book fairs and to not sell them and they are now allowing schools to not sell them, it seems like they caved, correct?
Did you read their message?
Yes. It’s opt-in to receive the books tagged as controversial by them.
It’s an option to receive books that legislators have declared illegal. They have no choice.
I get where you’re coming from. I agree with you that legislators are mostly stupid asses who should be tarred and feathered. I wouldn’t mind collecting them on an island saturated with their favorite spy tech and watch them do whatever they do with each other. It would be entertaining if they couldn’t harm the rest of us.
But I’ve also taught in public schools. If I worked in one of those states, I wouldn’t sponsor a book fair at all in the current climate. I don’t blame Schklastic for following the law. They didn’t cave. They’re simply making the hard choice to stay in business while they work to change the rules.
It’s an option in all states to receive books that some legislators have declared illegal in their states.
EDIT: I think there’s a misunderstanding between us here. The only issue I’m picking here is that no matter if they made the right choice or not, they did cave/give into the hardliners. Will this choice help book fairs continue and scholastic to make money, definitely. Did they cave though, also I think so.