Fond du Lac School District Reconsideration Committee Votes to Keep Another Book on the Library Shelves

Link to June 15 Fond du Lac Reporter article.

Excerpt: The book, "Get Well Soon," by Julie Halpern — recounting a teenager's days in a mental hospital — will remain on the library shelf at Theisen Middle School.

Fond du Lac School District Reconsideration Committee members voted unanimously Monday afternoon to make no changes regarding the book's status.

Ann Wentworth, a parent who requested the book be removed from the library, said she was not surprised by the outcome of the official hearing.

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Yet another book challenge in Fond du Lac.  (5/20/2010)
Wentworth motors on. (5/3/2010)
Ann Wentworth gets fan mail.  (4/29/2010)
School board upholds decision to keep book on shelves.  (4/13/2010)
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Parent appeals decision to keep book.  (2/28/2010)
Fond du Lac School District: Update on Remaining Book Challenges. (2/24/2010)
Sonya Sones Letter to Fond du Lac School Superintendent. (2/23/2010)

Fond du Lac Newspaper Editorial Board Support School District Committee's Decision. (2/22/2010)
Challenged Book to Remain on Shelves in Fond du Lac Schools. (2/19/2010)
Ann Brashares, Meet Ann Wentworth. (2/18/2010)

Fond du Lac School District Parent Requests Reconsideration of This Book. (1/29/2010)