A Superior Court judge upheld the right of a suburban Atlanta school district to keep the mega-popular Harry Potter series on the shelves of school libraries in Gwinnett County, despite the protests of one mother who believes J.K. Rowling’s books promote witchcraft.
Superior Court Judge Ronnie Batchelor’s decision, the latest setback in a nearly two-year battle between Gwinnett schools and parent Laura Mallory, upheld a recent ruling by Georgia’s Board of Education.
The argument against the Harry Potter books, the most challenged texts of the 21st century, according to the American Library Association: Witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people, thus, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state, according to AccessNorthGa.com.
Seems the news on the censorship front is getting is getting a bit better by the day…
