Books to stay on library shelves in Dufferin-Peel Catholic schools
Posted on February 29, 2008 by jessia

Last November, BttS reported the Halton District Catholic School board’s decision to review the position of The Golden Compass on its elementary schools’ shelves. Unfortunately, that review culminated with a ban. However, its neighbouring board has decided not to follow suit and the books will remain but with a disclaimer sticker warning readers that the books “in no way represent the reality of the Roman Catholic Church.” Read more.

Corrigendum (04-Mar-08): we got our school boards mixed up and originally posted that the Halton school board had retracted the ban, when it was its neighbouring board’s (Dufferin-Peel) decision to keep the books on the shelves.

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2 Responses to Books to stay on library shelves in Dufferin-Peel Catholic schools

  1. grumman says:
    March 2, 2008 at 00:47

    Sensible decision. If faith were so weak if would fail to a book like HDM, it wouldn’t be worthwhile.

  2. angela says:
    March 2, 2008 at 10:01

    Well, I think that as a school, it was a prudent decision to place such a controversial book under review. Very glad they ultimately didn’t ban it though.