Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-22
issued: 1978-02-08
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0420931/source.json
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note: l.f" ' ■■■.■'.'■-- ■;, •- - ....... . ......... ■ ■_ ; ■ - ;■ ^7&?SV.sjH*-Mir.s r-^-wwM^'KV.Vis;*;,;^. legislative library Jan ''9 Parliament Bldg, Victoria, B.C. Day Afternoon at tin d The controversial Go Ask Alice, a diary of a teenage drug user that includes passages involving sex and bestiality, was. banned from the Langley school district Monday night on a motion by trustee Peter Fassbender. A motion to remove the bestsel: ling paperback from library shelves to counselling offices for use by counsellors was defeated after board chairman Brian Westwood suggested the trustees were copping out of a clear decision. "The book has little literary merit," said trustee David Bell. "If borrowed and taken home where small children could read it, it could do them a disservice." Bell suggested moving the book to school counselling offices as suggested by the board's secondary education committee, after a study showed it was used by some counsellors to discourage drug users following its publication in 1973. "I can't believe a capable counsellor cannot pass this information along," retorted Fassbender, "It's junk," added Westwood. Superintendent Dr. Len Sampson said the board had established a sound procedure for dealing with controversial books. "I'm making a plea that procedures still be used," said Sampson. He was told the board would still follow the general procedure when dealing with other complaints. Fassbender said a complaint on the book 'Dog Day Afternoon' sent to the board office recently is now receiving scrutiny from district staff. Fassbender said parents will still be able to purchase the book on the recommendation of a counsellor, and students can still check the book out from any public library. Sampson warned the board not to take advice from the press on the matter. "The press may feel it has the right to dictate what schools should do," he stated in a specially prepared report. "As a result, the press and the media do not always act responsibly, and cer…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0420931
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publishing Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text