Minnesota lawmakers are reviewing legislation involving ‘it’s verbal porn’: school board confronted over explicit books for middle schoolers, an issue with potential local implications in Vadnais Heights.
“Oh my God,” one of the school board members could be heard exclaiming under his breath while a retired teacher, Sherry Weltze, read pages from the book in question.
“It’s verbal porn,” a grandmother of three students said.
Each of the seven presenters during the public comment portion of the meeting expressed their outrage over the availability of sexually-explicit materials in a library meant for 5th-8th grade students.
One speaker, who began his speech with a short prayer, argued that the same sexually-explicit material would be “illegal anywhere else.” “No child benefits from having sexually-explicit material in the school district libraries.
The public education system is once again deceiving its stakeholders,” he said.
Two presenters read from the book “What Girls Are Made Of” by Elana K.
“Oh my God,” one of the school board members, D.J.
As the measure advances, residents of Vadnais Heights can follow amendments and contact Brion Curran regarding the final language.
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