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‘This is in our neighborhoods’: KC mom finds pornographic material in her neighborhood’s free little library

Kansas City mom Casey Thomas had always thought of her neighborhood’s free “little library” book exchange as a blessing – until Sunday, when she was startled to find books… Read More

By Shanxi Omoniyi
October 13, 2022
Public Education
Contentious school board meeting over sexually explicit books ended by fire marshal, but was overcrowding the real reason?

A large group of parents protesting sexually explicit books in the district’s libraries prompted the fire marshal to suspend a Michigan school board meeting Monday. But was overcrowding the… Read More

By Karsten Harrison
October 11, 2022
Public Education
Parents’ rights group alarmed school librarian promoted book containing sexually graphic content

(The Center Square) – A parents’ rights group is raising the alarm after a Springfield school librarian’s promotion of a controversial book was highlighted by a Twitter feed with 1.4… Read More

By Greg Bishop
October 6, 2022
Courts
Virginia lawmaker may appeal ruling to prevent ‘obscene’ book sales to minors

(The Center Square) – A Virginia lawmaker who wanted a court to restrict the sales of two books to minors over accusations of obscenity lost his case, but he may… Read More

By Tyler Arnold
September 1, 2022
Public Education
Virginia Republican Women’s Club book drive aims for 1,000 age-appropriate books for Loudoun County schools

The Loudon County, Virginia Republican Women’s Club plans to present more than 1,000 books to their local public school board in September, as part of an initiative to stock… Read More

By Louise Secker
August 8, 2022
Culture
Virginia rep intends to sue to stop store from selling explicit books to minors

(The Center Square) – A Virginia lawmaker is heading to the courts to prevent Barnes & Noble from selling the controversial books “Gender Queer” and “Court of Mist and Fury”… Read More

By Tyler Arnold
May 23, 2022
Public Education
Kansas school district rejects parents’ concerns over inappropriate library books

(The Sentinel) – The USD 450 Shawnee Heights school district has twice rejected parents’ concern that their children are exposed to pornography and other objectionable content in four library books. … Read More

By David Hicks
March 24, 2022
Public Education
This public school district’s ‘X-rated’ book may reveal an agenda parents aren’t aware of

After teachers’ raunchy read-alouds to sophomores, and after one to the school board last week, the Leavenworth Board of Education may now revisit whether a racy young-adult book… Read More

By Michael Ryan
February 22, 2022
Public Education
Indiana Senate passes bill that would remove obscene books from school libraries

(Margaret Menge | The Center Square) – The Indiana Senate passed a bill Tuesday aimed at removing what the legislation called obscene material from schools, and it would allow the criminal… Read More

By The Center Square
February 4, 2022
Public Education
Second grade teacher in Virginia sparks movement to get fresh Bibles in schools

How did an elementary teacher plant the seeds of a worldwide movement to introduce new Bibles in school libraries? Hannah Sailsbury was teaching second grade in Virginia in… Read More

By Louise Secker
January 17, 2022