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
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
Culture
New national association launched to compete with American Library Association(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A new national organization that seeks to serve as an alternative to the American Library Association (ALA) launched Monday, according to a press release obtained… 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
Texas county votes to restrict sexually explicit content for children within local libraries(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Commissioners of a Texas county voted Tuesday to restrict childrenâs access to sexually explicit content within several local libraries after community pushback, according to 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
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
Public Education
Kansas school district contemplates removing Bible after student activist makes sardonic, retaliatory complaintA school district in Kansas will review the Bible for indecency and possible removal from school shelves after a studentâs formal request, made in retaliation for other books being flagged and… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gender Queer tops list of most challenged books for second year in a row(The Center Square) â The graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe was the most challenged book of 2022, according to an annual list of the most controversial books as… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia school district upholds parental rights on sex book after challenge by ACLUA school district superintendent is standing firm after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent him a warning letter when the district removed 14 books containing… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents threaten to recall Oregon school board after sex games lessonsOregon parents say theyâre ready to recall the school board after allegations of sexually explicit lessons were left unaddressed. The trouble started when parents discovered an assignment that… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parental Rights in Education bill becomes law after Democratic governor declines to veto(Daily Caller) â Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear let a bill that allows parents to challenge sexually explicit school materials become law without his signature on Tuesday. Read More
Culture
GOP Representative grills witness on whether banning pornographic magazines for first graders is ‘censorship’(Daily Caller) â Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming grilled a witness during a Thursday hearing, asking if she believed preventing teachers from showing first graders pornographic magazines was âcensorship.â… Read More
Culture
Illinois House passes bill to penalize libraries that restrict inappropriate children’s books(The Center Square) â Libraries in Illinois, including at K-12 schools, could see their funding cut if there are efforts to restrict books under a bill that passed… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kentucky bill allowing parents to challenge ‘obscene’ classroom material heads to governor’s desk(Daily Caller) â The Kentucky House passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow parents to challenge sexually explicit materials in the classroom. In an 80-18Â vote,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Finger pointing erupts between education bureaucrats over schoolâs sexual fantasy writing assignmentImage via Facebook. A high school teacher in Oregon outraged parents after giving students an assignment to write about their sexual fantasies. But thus far,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
DeSantis targets media hypocrisy over its âbook banâ allegationsDisputing the mediaâs claims that he wants to âbanâ books, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a video presentation of specific examples of the books being removed from schools. Then,… Read More
Courts
Librarians, ACLU sue to keep ‘sexually explicit’ books in Missouri schools(Daily Caller) â Missouri librarians are challenging a state law which bars sexually explicit books from being in the classroom, according to a lawsuit. Under Missouri law,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida school board removes sexually explicit books from school librariesA Florida school district voted to remove three sexually themed books from its school libraries, in accordance with Floridaâs Parental Rights in Education law. The controversy centered around… Read More
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