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News & Commentary
Mar 01, 2010
Recollections of Minarcini v. Strongsville City School District
By Michael T. Honohan,
volunteer attorney
In 1972, the Strongsville Board of Education rejected three books which had been selected by the English Department for the school curriculum. They were: Catch 22, by Joseph Heller, and God Bless You Mr. Rosewater and Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut. In addition, the School Board ordered that Catch 22 and Cat’s Cradle be removed from the shelves of the school library. There was an immediate and vociferous, albeit mixed reaction in the community.
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