Culture
Alabama library backtracks, hosts story hour with Kirk Cameron, Riley Gaines to overflow crowdAn Alabama library Friday reversed its decision to cancel a Saturday story hour with Kirk Cameron and Riley Gaines after receiving a letter from First Liberty Institute, a nonprofit protecting… Read More
Culture
Bookstores, national bookseller associations file lawsuit against Texas law rating explicit booksÂSeveral bookstores and national bookseller associations filed a lawsuit Tuesday over a new law intended to keep sexually explicit books from Texas schools. Bookstores Blue Willow Bookshop in West Houston… Read More
Public Education
School district flags nearly 400 books that may depict sex acts, gender identity in violation of new state law(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An Iowa school district has flagged 374 books to review because they may violate a new state law that prohibits the teaching of gender identity… Read More
Culture
Freedom Caucus calls for Illinois public libraries to withdraw from American Library Association(The Center Square) â Some Illinois Republicans want public libraries in the state to withdraw from the American Library Association. Public libraries have been a hotly debated topic in recent… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration threatens to kill federal funds for school districts that remove sex booksThe Biden administration is going to war to stop local school districts from removing explicitly sexual books. The Department of Educationâs Office of Civil Rights will soon start notifying districts… Read More
Culture
Public library moves sexually explicit book to adult section after community backlash(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A New Jersey public library moved a pornographic book out of its young adult section following community backlash, according to Northjersey.com. Cedar Grove Public Library… Read More
Culture
LGBT activists in the UK are targeting religious schoolsLGBT activists are targeting religious schools in the UK with pronoun nametags and misleading theology. Just Like Us, a pro-LGBT nonprofit, is targeting young students with… Read More
Public Education
Newsom defends book with âpedophileâ Harvey Milk, defying local, elected school boardCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom ratcheted up the heat in a dispute with a local school board via Twitter. In June, the Temecula Valley Unified School Board (TVSB) voted 3-2 to… Read More
Public Education
‘Iâm going to fight harder for my kidsâ: South Carolina father gives school board a bag of chicken feed to condemn its cowardiceA South Carolina father gave his school board a bag of chicken feed to demonstrate his lack of confidence in their âchickenâ leadership. At a Beaufort County School District (BCSD)… Read More
Public Education
Books under review ignite debate in Leeâs Summit, MissouriA flurry of book complaints filed by community members in January have reached the Leeâs Summit Board of Education for review, igniting fiery debates at recent board meetings. The complaints… Read More
Culture
Teachers’ unionâs summer reading list for teachers includes porn, critical race theory(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The National Education Associationâs (NEA) summer reading list for teachers includes several books promoting critical race theory (CRT) and depicting graphic sexual matters. Among the… Read More
Public Education
âI was shockedâ: Minnesota mother exposes ‘highly sexually graphic’ books in school districtMinnesota mother Natalie Sonnek knew parents were complaining about sexually explicit books, but never thought sheâd find them in her own childâs school library. She was wrong. LaDawn Severin, another… Read More
Culture
âMurder pornâ book in Kansas City-area libraryâs youth summer reading program alarms mother, âmortifiesâ 13-year-oldJennifer Williamsâ two young daughters have looked forward to the Johnson County Library summer reading program every year. But not anymore â not after her 13-year-old checked out a book… Read More
Opinion
Indoctrination nation: Missouri has moved to protect the youngest of children from age-inappropriate library books. Why wonât Kansas?Missouri has taken steps to protect its children from libidinous library books. Kansas obviously hasnât. Why in the world not? Last week The Lion found a talking childrenâs book in… Read More
Culture
âThe spirit of revival is moving across Americaâ: Actor Kirk Cameron releases book âPride Comes Before the Fallâ during Pride MonthActor and evangelist Kirk Cameron released his new book, Pride Comes Before the Fall, on June 1, the first day of LGBT Pride month. The children’s… Read More
Culture
LGBTQ activist org encourages teachers, librarians to violate state laws banning sexually explicit books in schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a nationally known LGBTQ activist organization, encourages teachers and librarians to defy state laws banning sexually explicit… Read More
Culture
âStudents start coming outâ: âRainbow libraryâ program pushes LGBTQ content to kids as young as 5(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a nationally known LGBTQ activist organization, uses its âRainbow Libraryâ program to teach kids about âthey/themâ pronouns… Read More
Courts
Parents take school board to court for assigning LGBT books without their consent(The Daily Signal) â Six Maryland parents of different religious backgrounds are suing the Montgomery County Board of Education for forcing their children to read LGBTQ âprideâ books without parental… Read More
Public Education
Biden admin says school district canât remove sexually explicit books because it violates studentsâ civil rights(The Daily Signal) â The federal Department of Education concluded an investigation into a Georgia school district Friday, arguing that the removal of several books containing pornographic material… Read More
Culture
Are school libraries banning thousands of books? Hereâs why you shouldnât trust the Leftâs narrative(Daily Signal) â âWhat weâre seeing here is a resurgence of widespread censorship in America,â Nadine Farid Johnson recently told The Wall Street Journal. Johnson is the Washington… Read More