Culture
Expert: National Day of Reading a ‘Trojan Horse’ to indoctrinate kidsChildren across the nation will be subjected to LGBTQ propaganda on Friday during the “National Day of Reading,” sponsored by the innocuously named group, “Welcoming Schools.” Parents may be surprised to learn it’s put… Read More
Public Education
Seattle school district prohibits parents from opting kids out of LBGTQ lessons despite SCOTUS rulingLegal concerns are ramping up over a Seattle school district policy banning parents from opting their children out of LGBTQ-related curriculum, which one attorney told The Heartlander is “directly contradictory” to a… Read More
Culture
Gen Z wants less explicit content on screen, study findsLess skin, not more on screen, says Gen Z. Nearly half of 10 to 24 year olds (48.4%) think movies and TV present “too much sex,” according to a study at… Read More
Culture
Watch: Kansas resident skewers library for highlighting sexualized books in child and youth areaA young man criticized the Hays, Kansas, public library for displaying books with graphic, sexual content in a space frequented by children and teens. The “Banned Books” display, located by… Read More
Culture
‘We’re gay but this is crazy’: Lesbian couple shocked by Barnes & Noble’s LGBT kids’ book sectionA lesbian couple was overwhelmed by Barnes & Noble’s gay bookshelf for children during Pride month. “We’re gay but this is crazy,” one says while naming off titles such as… Read More
Public Education
Colorado university offers ‘Queering Literacy’ course for future high school teachersAspiring high school teachers at the University of Colorado Boulder can learn how to incorporate “queer pedagogy” into English and social studies instruction as part of a fall semester course… Read More
Courts
Judge blocks school board from removing explicit books(The Daily Signal) – A school board in Colorado cannot remove sexually explicit, profane, and “transgender” books from school libraries because the school board is conservative, according to a… Read More
Courts
Maryland parents ‘optimistic’ as Supreme Court weighs whether they can opt their children out of LGBT storybooks in school“Queer farmers,” “drag queen,” and “pride puppy” are just a few of the controversial LGBT themes in children’s books at the center of a case before the Supreme Court. The… Read More
Courts
Midwest mom monitoring sex-related materials in schools banned from district property, suesA suburban Kansas City mother who’s doggedly monitored sexually inappropriate materials in her public schools is now suing the district for banning her from school property last week. After previously… Read More
Public Education
New York school board flees meeting after parents protest sexually explicit bookA New York school district is being blasted after its school board walked out of a meeting where parents were protesting the use of a sexually explicit book in schools. Read More
Public Education
South Carolina removes 4 more books from school classrooms for content violationsSouth Carolina K-12 classrooms will no longer feature four books after a review committee decided they violated regulations prohibiting sexual content, the state’s education board ruled Tuesday. “We are not… Read More
Government
Child sexual abuse material update lapses into law in PA(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday he allowed an incomplete bill to pass without his signature that replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse… Read More
Public Education
Superintendent: Educators have ‘professional obligation to protect students from lewd and vulgar materials’In a powerful school board meeting speech, the superintendent of Georgia’s Cobb County Schools said educators who provide sexually explicit materials to children should not be in the classroom. “Anyone… Read More
Public Education
Florida school board adopts library policy to comply with 2022 state lawA Florida school board has approved a new library and media policy requiring parental consent for students to check out books containing inappropriate content, such as profanity, violence, sexual content and… Read More
Public Education
St. Joseph, Missouri school district libraries contain obscene books in apparent violation of state lawA Missouri school district may be committing multiple felonies by offering obscene, pornographic books to students. The St. Joseph School District (SJSD) offers at least 9 books to students which… Read More
Culture
Critics of book restrictions are wrong: They’re not all suitable for kids(The Daily Signal) – Our English teachers taught us to use extreme caution before writing a word such as “always” or “never.” Such totalizing words are rarely accurate, since most… Read More
Public Education
A Florida school board votes to retain sexually explicit book in elementary school libraryIn a contentious decision, the Alachua County School Board voted 4-1 to keep the challenged book “Melissa” on the shelves of an elementary school library. The book, previously published as… Read More
Culture
American Library Association urges librarians to ‘report’ individuals and groups challenging inappropriate material for childrenLibraries receiving complaints about inappropriate books are being pushed by the American Library Association (ALA) to “report” the book challengers. “Report Censorship: Defend the Public’s Freedoms,”… Read More
Public Education
Nude photos, sexualized science videos and more available to middle schoolers at this NY schoolA New York school district is under fire after a parent revealed the sexual and pornographic content her child could access through the student portal. In an undercover video,… 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
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