THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, March 9, 1996 TAG: 9603090016
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A12 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 23 lines
Regarding editorial writer Kerry Dougherty's March 2 column (Perspectives) concerning required reading for young students, specifically a parental objection to Flowers For Algernon: I am grateful for such a well-expressed opinion.
Book censorship is wrong. I agree that the York County School Board is to be commended for rejecting an objection to such a well-done and sensitive book. I am a firm believer in just such exposure to books for young people.
WALTER D. SHIELDS
Virginia Beach, March 2, 1996 by CNB