Remember all the nonsense over the Golden Compass in the Halton Catholic School Board jurisdiction? The book was pulled from the shelf because of a complaint from a parent.
Many bloggers & bloggees had much to say about this at the time. It was suggested by some that this was a storm in a tea-kettle: "just because a book gets pulled from the shelf doesn't meant it is banned", "books get reviewed all the time because of complaints from parents - they usually get put back on the shelf at the end of the review", etc.
Well the Halton Catholic School Board book committee has reviewed The Golden Compass and rendered their verdict: The Golden Compass should be returned to the shelf and made available to grades 7 and up. Good news, right? All those silly bloggers got their panties in a knot for nuthin'...
Or not:
"The Halton Catholic school board has rejected the recommendation of its book committee and banned the children's fantasy novel The Golden Compass, as well as the subsequent books in the trilogy, which were not officially under review."
Link:
http://www.thestar.com/article/287313