No. There are reasons for the banning of potentially disruptive curriculum. The school board does it for the safety and well-being of the people in their county. The banning of books doesn’t protect students from learning the truth about history, as there are plenty of unbanned books that explain history from many different perspectives and viewpoints. 

   With that, a lack of awareness is rooted in multiple factors, not solely because someone did not read a certain book. Students are able to find virtually anything about the reality of the world online or on the news: being selective about the curriculum covered in schools won’t prohibit students from discovering these topics and ideas. Students should not be taught certain topics that may harm them until they are older. High school students have a larger understanding and perspective than elementary-aged students, so there should be restrictions on what younger children are learning. For example, why would The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, which depicts child sexual abuse, be taught to elementary children? This topic should not be introduced to a young child without the consent of a parent. 

   Not everything belongs in a lesson taught to students in school, and books that our elected officials have banned should stay banned.