Public Education
What are they hiding? School librarians admit they hid card catalog from parents while pushing BLM, LGBTQ issues(The Daily Signal) â At least one school library in a South Carolina school district restricted access to its online card catalog in order to hide âcritical race theory booksâ from… Read More
Public Education
Texas school board votes to keep challenged books in elementary libraries against parentsâ wishesA Texas school board voted 6-1 to keep two trans-themed picture books in elementary school libraries. The Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees decided to retain Jacobâs New Dress… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Ron DeSantis calls out âbad actorsâ on curriculum transparency, promises âconsequencesâ in FloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to debunk the narrative that so-called âbook bansâ are occurring in Florida, saying that parents have a right to object to graphic sexual material that is… Read More
Culture
American Library Association urges librarians to âreportâ individuals and groups challenging inappropriate material for childrenLibraries receiving complaints about inappropriate books are being pushed by the American Library Association (ALA) to âreportâ the book challengers. âReport Censorship: Defend the Publicâs Freedoms,â… Read More
Culture
Brave Books Story Hour features popular female athletes Riley Gaines and Bethany HamiltonA standing-room-only crowd of all ages packed a Missouri library on Friday to hear athlete and activist Riley Gaines and professional surfer Bethany Hamilton spread positive messages for children about… Read More
Legislation
New Florida bill would fine parents for challenging more than 5 books in public schoolsFlorida lawmakers have introduced a bill that would fine parents and residents for challenging more than five books or instructional materials in a school year. House Bill… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma Schools superintendent appoints ‘Libs of TikTok’ creator to media committee(The Center Square) â Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Tuesday that he had appointed the creator of a social media account known for its outspoken criticism of sexualized materials in school… Read More
Public Education
Is swearing in on age-restricted books taking liberal school board members by storm?Two of the newly sworn members of the Fairfax County School Board (FCSB) were sworn in on Dec. 13 using books that have been age-restricted in the countyâs public school… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school board president replaces Bible with contested LGBT books for swearing-inA school board president in Pennsylvania rejected the tradition of being sworn into office on a Bible, placing her hand instead on challenged LGBT-themed young adult books. Karen Smith, a… Read More
Courts
19 attorneys general oppose parental rights opt-out option from LGBT books for 2nd graders(The Center Square) â A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in support of a local Maryland board of educationâs policy that does not allow parents to… Read More
Culture
Scholastic reneges on pledge to separate inappropriate content after woke mob attacksÂChildrenâs book publisher Scholastic backtracked on a recent policy decision to separate age-inappropriate sexual and race-related materials at bookfairs after protests from LGBT and CRT-minded lobbyists. The abandoned policy separated… Read More
Culture
Idaho library director stands by decision to keep objectionable books on shelfThe director of a library in Idaho is standing by her decision to keep âsexually explicitâ books on the shelves, according to a report. Details of Garden Valley District Library… Read More
Public Education
‘A fun sugary treat.â Wisconsin school district defends offering sex guides to kidsÂA Wisconsin school district is defending its decision to offer students sex guides, claiming staff used âselection and deselection guidelinesâ to evaluate the books. Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) libraries… Read More
Legislation
New education-related laws now in effect, one blocked in court(The Center Square) â Three new education-related laws are now in effect. They require public higher education institutions to allow athletes to compete only according to their biological sex, to… Read More
Opinion
4 ways parents can keep their children safe from the woke drift of modern childrenâs literatureChildrenâs books are one of the most powerful tools parents have to help teach their kids how to be humans. From picture books being read at bedtime, to novels being… Read More
Public Education
Clever DeSantis law sees new book removals over graphic, sexual languageA clever rule in a new Florida law forced a school district to finally remove books that contain graphic sexual language. The removal comes one year after the removal requests were… Read More
Public Education
Texas man kicked out of school board meeting for reading from explicit book he opposed in schoolsLaw enforcement officers removed a man from a Texas school board meeting after he read from a book critics call pornographic, available in the districtâs libraries. Mike Cee was removed… Read More
Public Education
Parents sue Tennessee school board for keeping explicit books in school libraries despite new lawParents are suing a Tennessee school board, claiming it violated the Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022. The lawsuit, filed by state Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, on the parentsâ behalf, alleges… Read More
Courts
Judge rejects Maryland parentsâ plea to restore opt-out for LGBTQ books(The Daily Signal) â A U.S. District Court judge denied Maryland parentsâ request Thursday for an order allowing them to opt their children out of instruction using LGBTQ… Read More
Culture
Voters may shut down public library in Washington state over its refusal to remove controversial books at residents’ requestVoters in a rural county in Washington state will decide in November whether to shutter a public library after staff refused to remove LGBT books to which the public objected. Read More