OS conversations: Book banning in US schools

A Tennessee school board has defended its ban on a Pulitzer prize-winning novel about the Holocaust being taught in its classrooms. Following a backlash, board members cited the book's use of swear words, nudity and suicide, saying it was "simply too adult-oriented" for pupils. The graphic novel Maus: A Survivor's Tale, depicts how the author's parents survived during the Holocaust. Author Art Spiegelman said he was "baffled" by the decision. The move to ban the novel comes amid a national debate over the curriculum in US public schools. We speak to two people in the US to hear their thoughts on the issue.

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(Photo: Pages from the graphic novel Maus by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman. Credit: Reuters)