Published 2 months ago

Peel school board faces backlash for removing books published before 2008 from its libraries

Ontario's minister of education has criticized the Peel District School Board for removing books published before 2008, including works on Canadian history and antisemitism, and literary classics.
The Peel District School Board conducted a review of its library collection to ensure inclusivity and cultural responsiveness but its decision to remove books published prior to 2008 was seen as arbitrary.
Students are upset about the removal of their favorite books, such as the Harry Potter series and books about their cultural heritage, and are requesting clear communication from the board regarding its weeding plan.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

More
Filters

26 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

CTV News

Peel school board faces calls for transparency on library 'weeding' process

Students and a national library association say a school board west of Toronto needs to be more transparent about the so-called “weeding” of its libraries amid concerns some books are being removed from collections solely because they were published before 2008.

3 months ago·Canada

Read Full Article

CBC News

'Empty shelves with absolutely no books': Students, parents question school board's library weeding process

Several Peel District School Board students, parents and community members are concerned about a seemingly inconsistent approach to a new book weeding process intended to ensure school library books are inclusive, but that appears to have led some schools to remove thousands of books published in 2008 or earlier.

3 months ago·Canada

Read Full Article

Global News

Peel school board faces calls for transparency on library ‘weeding’ process - Toronto

The board has said that older books, are allowed in schools if they are ``accurate, relevant to the student population, inclusive, not harmful, and support the current curriculum."

3 months ago·Toronto, Canada

Read Full Article

New York Post

School purges books published before 2008 in 'illogical' inclusivity...

A public high school has sparked outrage for removing all books published before 2008 in a so-called push to make its library more inclusive for students.

2 months ago·New York, United States

Read Full Article

Gold Coast Bulletin

High school ‘systematically removing’ books published before 2008 for more a inclusive library

Sky News host James Morrow has criticised a Canadian high school for systematically removing books that were published before 2008 to make its library more inclusive for students. Erindale Secondary School in Mississauga has sparked outrage after removing nearly 50 per cent of books from its library to be more diverse and inclusive to students. “If a book was published before 2008 which they’ve decided is the arbitrary cutoff point from where th…

2 months ago·Southport, Australia

Read Full Article

The Globe & Mail

Peel school board faces backlash for removing books published before 2008 from its libraries

Parents, teachers and school staff raise concerns after school libraries remove books on Canadian history, literary classics and antisemitism, including The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

3 months ago·Canada

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Coverage Details

Total News Sources0

Leaning Left4Leaning Right14Center3Last Updated2 months agoBias Distribution

67% Right

Bias Distribution

67% of the sources lean Right

71% Right

Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Sources are mostly out of (0)

Peel school board faces backlash for removing books published before 2008 from its libraries

26 Articles

26 Articles

Peel school board faces calls for transparency on library 'weeding' process

Peel school board faces calls for transparency on library 'weeding' process

'Empty shelves with absolutely no books': Students, parents question school board's library weeding process

'Empty shelves with absolutely no books': Students, parents question school board's library weeding process

Peel school board faces calls for transparency on library ‘weeding’ process - Toronto

Peel school board faces calls for transparency on library ‘weeding’ process - Toronto

School purges books published before 2008 in 'illogical' inclusivity...

School purges books published before 2008 in 'illogical' inclusivity...

High school ‘systematically removing’ books published before 2008 for more a inclusive library

High school ‘systematically removing’ books published before 2008 for more a inclusive library

Peel school board faces backlash for removing books published before 2008 from its libraries

Peel school board faces backlash for removing books published before 2008 from its libraries

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics