Effort to ban Looking for Alaska in Depew, New York schools (2008)

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About: Looking for Alaska, Depew, New York, Depew High School

date	event	what	video
2008-01-30	tell	John tells how Depew High School planned to teach Looking for Alaska with a permission slip, and how a few objectors called it pornographic and want it removed for everyone.	I Am Not A Pornographer 00:00:35
2008-02-08	update	John reports the five speakers at the Depew board meeting all opposed Looking for Alaska, several without reading it; another meeting is set for March 4th.	QUESTION TUESDAYS (On Friday) 00:00:36
2008-02-26	update	A meeting on Tuesday, March 4th will discuss whether to keep Looking for Alaska in the Depew High School curriculum.	Best Wishes! 00:01:43
2008-04-21	update	John reports the Depew, New York school board voted unanimously to keep Looking for Alaska in the curriculum despite a ban effort.	Belated Book-tacular Questions 00:01:52