Stephen King To Be Banned in Rocklin?

"Rocklin High School is considering banning the story collection because of a passage in one of the stories, titled “Apt Pupil,” in which one of the main characters, Todd, rapes a woman. The school took the book off library shelves after a parent objected to the scene. A school committee discussed the complaint and ended by deciding to remove the book from circulation."

The best part of this story are the comments of Amanda Wong (wait for laugh) defending her right to read the book at the school board meeting where she was the only one who had read the book.  Yep, school board thinking about banning a book could not answer to a high school senior because she was above their reading level.  Also, Wong.S

California high school considers a ban on a Stephen King book - Christian Science Monitor:

Christian Science Monitor

California high school considers a ban on a Stephen King book Christian Science Monitor Three other books by King, “Carrie,” “Cujo” and “The Dead Zone,” made the list compiled by the American Library Association of the 100 books most frequently challenged in the U.S. from 1990 to 2000, though none of them made the cut for the list of most ... and more »