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BEWARE! BOOKS ARE DANGEROUS
Bill Rosenblum forwarded this article, which is sure to cause some shaking heads among bibliophiles and anyone else with a brain. -Editor
It’s no secret that books are dangerous, and that they pose a threat young students. For every student whose life is saved by a book, there are dozens more innocent victims of book-related danger. Books are hazards! They’re flammable! And probably obscene! Wake up, sheeple! Thankfully, a Canadian school district is finally taking action against books. If they were American, they would just ban books from the school library, but instead they’re banning them from the school bus. CBC News reports: An eight-year-old girl in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. was told she’s no longer allowed to read books on the school bus because it poses a risk to the safety of other students. Sarah Auger loves reading and used to enjoy using her 20-minute ride to and from school to read for pleasure. But recently, her bus driver told her she had to stop. She says she was told reading posed a risk to other students on the bus. He suggested they might stand up to see what she was reading, or she might poke herself in the eye with the corners of the book. To read the complete article, see:
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