…COVID. Another homeschool mother said she recently pulled her daughter out of a “conservative” school district after sexually explicit books were discovered in the students’ library. “They’re clueless,” she said…
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‘This Is the Moment’ for Parent Empowerment
…action on a range of education concerns exposed or exacerbated during public schools’ COVID closures. Their concerns include sexually explicit library books and social engineering in classrooms, as well as…
Will Fort Worth Enforce Texas Library Association’s Vax Mandate at Convention?
As librarians from across the state prepare for the annual Texas Library Association (TLA) Conference in Fort Worth next week, the TLA will be enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on…
Parent Petitions to Close Legal Loopholes Allowing Obscenity in Texas Schools
…have been grappling for months over library books containing graphic images and descriptions of minors engaged in sex. Parents say there should be book boundaries to ensure the content in…
Texas Library Association to Feature Drag Queens at Annual Conference
…The Texas Library Association—the largest state library association in the U.S. with more than 6,000 members from taxpayer-funded school and government libraries—is hosting its annual conference next week. Featured speakers…
Activist Librarians Win Award for No-Age-Limits ‘Freedom to Read’ Promotion
…American Library Association, the parent organization of the AASL. The organizations reject any age boundaries on access to reading materials. According to the ALA’s advocacy webpage, “The American Library Association…
Austin School District’s Controversial Curricula Encourage Kids to Be LGBT Activists
…sexual behaviors to children—and suggested several LGBT books to “build an inclusive library on your campus.” One book geared toward younger children, titled “Be Who You Are,” encourages them disregard…
New Guidelines for Selecting School Library Books Emphasize Parental Rights, Transparency
…engagement, the District shall make the selection process of library materials readily available for parental review, with a list of all library materials posted on-line on the district’s website, and…
Frisco Parents Want Answers About Sexually Explicit Books in School Libraries
…appropriate for the school setting. One Frisco taxpayer suggested to Hebert the district could afford to hire more library assistants to help with the task. The process of vetting library…
North Texans Rally Against Obscene Books in Schools
…to remove scores of sexually explicit library books that are inappropriate for underage kids to access at school. A majority of trustees have stonewalled parents, claiming they can’t take action…