Aussie school bans 'violent' Harry Potter

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"Aussie school bans 'violent' Harry Potter"

(AP, January 26, 2001)

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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - A Christian school has banned the popular Harry Potter children's books from its library, saying they are violent and dangerous.
Dr. Chas Gullo of the Christian Outreach College, a private school in Queensland state, said he read one chapter from "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and was exposed to four murders.
"It was pretty gory," Gullo said in Brisbane's Courier-Mail newspaper.
Some parents' groups and academics criticized the school's decision, saying the books by J.K. Rowling are fantasy.
University of the Sunshine Coast popular culture expert Dr. Karen Brooks said the books encourage children to read and use their imaginations.
"I think that in this day and age there's a huge spiritual dearth in our lives," she told ABC radio.

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	"Aussie school bans 'violent' Harry Potter" (AP, January 26, 2001)
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - A Christian school has banned the popular Harry Potter children's books from its library, saying they are violent and dangerous. Dr. Chas Gullo of the Christian Outreach College, a private school in Queensland state, said he read one chapter from "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and was exposed to four murders. "It was pretty gory," Gullo said in Brisbane's Courier-Mail newspaper. Some parents' groups and academics criticized the school's decision, saying the books by J.K. Rowling are fantasy. University of the Sunshine Coast popular culture expert Dr. Karen Brooks said the books encourage children to read and use their imaginations. "I think that in this day and age there's a huge spiritual dearth in our lives," she told ABC radio.