Do you want graphic sexual content in schools?  

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No.

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I am frequently presented with this question because I am against many of book removals in our high schools.  As a parent of teenagers, I understand why some books were taken off the shelves.  However, not all of the books contained sexual content.

 

One example is The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult.  It is not an adult romance novel, but a phenomenal story recounting parts of the Holocaust.  Several books by Toni Morrison were also removed.  Her books used to be required reading for AP courses.  This is just two examples of many.

 

I trusted our educators and media specialists to make recommendations on what books to keep in our high school libraries.  The majority of our administrators, media specialists, and educators recommended that most of the books remain on the high-school shelves.  They were removed anyway.  This prompted me to work alongside groups such as STOP Moms for Liberty and Defense of Democracy, both non-partisan groups advocating against educational censorship. 

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I advocate for a reconsideration of removed materials and more public awareness of our Destiny library system, which allows parents to limit access for their children as they see appropriate. 

 

So we don't have to co-parent with the government.