An Alamogordo school district has decided to once again allow the fantasy novel “Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman to be used in high school English classes.
The district superintendent’s office made the announcement Friday after a review of the book’s content.
The book was removed from use about two weeks ago after a parent pointed out a passage that described a sexual encounter and used a curse word. The book is about an Englishman who is drawn into an alternate reality of London’s abandoned subway system and sewer tunnels.
School officials say the review found the book to be educationally suitable, balanced and age-appropriate for high school students.
English teachers at the school are said to be relieved after one, Pam Thorp, told Newspapers that taking the book out of the students’ hands amounted to censorship.
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We’re wondering, did you get to read any fantasy novels when you were at school?
