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Petition For 1984

224 Comments

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Clinton Welker
8 years ago

Please do not begin censoring books like 1984.

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Katricia
8 years ago

I'm truly disappointed in the patents of our community. I am a graduate with a 3.5 from Rigby, 2007. The ignorance shown is disgraceful. This is why the generations are so entitled.

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Bret Weber
8 years ago

Ironic that a novel about, among many things, the evils of censorship, is being censored in the Land of the Free.

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KaReena Smith
8 years ago

This book is about censorship and "big brother", which is ironic, because the admin demonstrated this perfectly.

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Gary
8 years ago

This is wrong.

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Radical412
8 years ago

Hey Nazis put the book back.

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Ann Mailhot
8 years ago

As a former resident of SouthEast Idaho, I'm appalled that this is happening. Teaching our kids to think for themselves is vitally important to a free society!

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Michael berrett
8 years ago

I think that it is wrong to prevent people from having access to this book.

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Laura Lewis
8 years ago

Not in my country!

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Unless this is a farce, how could anyone allow this to happen in the first place. The book is about the exact thing the school just did. Government control to the extent of not going through due process to have an item removed from the curriculum. Tread carefully now, you are in the limelight yet again Rigby, and again for something you should not be there for.

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Penni
8 years ago

Ridiculous.

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Sharon Ketchum
8 years ago

This is THOUGHT CONTROL pure and simple. If 'they" tell you that you are not allowed to read 1984 then I strongly urge you to find a copy and read it! Last I heard Rigby Idaho is still in the United States of America...a FREE Republic... as long as we can keep it.

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Aaron Carter
8 years ago

I believe in 2 things. The first Amendment and ....

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Anonymous
8 years ago

This is an invaluable teaching tool, give the students the option not to read the offensive parts and do not test on them. The larger gain should not be lost.

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Darr Moon
8 years ago

Great opportunity to learn about government students. Thank you for taking a stand.

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Marcos Montalvo
8 years ago

The book teaches a valueable lesson. In education we shall not blind our children from perspective vulgarities if such vulgarities are a inevitable manifestation in reality. 1984 is a powerful book that must be taught properly and carefully. But one cannot deny that the lesson learned is a good one to receive as a young American.

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Rebecca Harkness
8 years ago

I am of the opinion that teenagers would be more prepared for the "real" world if parents didn't keep them in the dark about real life issues. This was handled completely wrong. An alternate assignment should have been given to this one student instead of depriving the entire student body from reading a classic piece of literature that everyone should read. Just shameful.

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Sienna Wareham
8 years ago

This is honestly ridiculous. There’s more to life than what you were taught to believe. The school wants to say it prepares students for college, but this wouldn’t ever happen in a college classroom.

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Erica Ray
8 years ago

Keep the book 1984!

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Kelly Gardner
8 years ago

Sad that an educational institution is even considering this.