I think The Outsiders should be banned from schools or libraries because they doing drug and drinking alcohol and say inappropriate words. The Outsiders was challenged in south Milwaukee, Wisconsin for its inclusion on an eighth grade reading list because there is drugs and alcohol abuse was common and virtually all the characters were from broken homes. The Outsiders ahs been banned from some schools and libraries because of its portrayal of gang violence, underage smoking and drinking, strong language, slang usage, and expose on family dysfunction.






The Outsiders was challenged in the Boone, Iowa School District because the book was seen as glamorizing smoking and drinking and uses excessive violence and obscenities. The Outsiders was challenged in 2001 at George Washington Middle School in Eleanor, West Virginia due to objections to the focus on gangs and gang fights. The parents generally objected, claiming that their children are being exposed to things they aren't prepared for and insist schools pull it from their curriculums; some also say  it promotes "unchristian values" and site its lack of adult role models.