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
Government
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
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