American parents have full-time jobs cracking down on inappropriate content available to their children online, but thanks to progressive activists, locals are at the top of the list of dangerous places for children. library would have to be added.
New Jersey senators have introduced a bill that critics say would make sexually explicit material available in schools and public libraries that would otherwise be prohibited under the state's obscenity laws. . New Jersey Democratic Sens. Andrew Zwicker and Teresa Ruiz introduced New Jersey Senate Bill 2421.freedom of reading lawJanuary 29th.
“Freedom to read is a human right constitutionally protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and individuals have the right to free research and the right to form their own opinions. It does not require that readers agree on a topic or theme, but rather allows readers to explore and engage with different perspectives to form their own views and become informed,” the law states. ing.
SB 2421 states that its goals are to establish “requirements for library materials in public school libraries and public libraries” and to “protect media professionals and librarians in school libraries from harassment.”
Let's call this the “Freedom of Pornography Distribution Act” as it is.
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The bill would create a new deletion process that would make it more difficult for parents and other concerned citizens to remove materials once they are brought into schools or public libraries.
SB 2421 gives the New Jersey Board of Education (BoE) control over children's reading content in schools and public libraries. The Bank of England's 13 members are appointed by the Governor, rather than by voters, for six-year terms.
According to the bill, the BoE will manage “the management of library materials within school libraries.” The state requires that library content “present a diverse range of perspectives across the collection” and “promote free expression and free access to ideas by students by prohibiting censorship of library materials.” It's planned. (ROOKE: Montana child trafficking story reveals Republican weakness in protecting America's children)
New Jersey Senate No. 2421 Sec. 4
If a parent believes that material contained in the library is inappropriate, they must file a complaint for removal. School administrators have 10 days to form a committee and decide whether the content can remain available.
The new advisory committee must include the school's teacher, the parent of a child who did not submit a claim to the school, a librarian or library professional, the school's principal, and a representative selected by the city council. yeah. If the petition is filed by a student in the school system rather than a parent, the panel will include the student at the school, but they cannot be the petitioner.
New Jersey Senate No. 2421 Sec. 5
The bill asserts that school library media professionals and librarians are better qualified than parents or other interested members of the public to determine appropriate reading material. Because they have “received extensive professional training, preparing them to develop and manage collections designed to meet the broad and diverse interests and needs of their communities and students.” . ”
“School library media professionals and librarians are important members of our communities. As trained professionals, they provide the support young people of all backgrounds need to succeed in school and prepare for college, career, and life. “We will assist you in finding and interpreting information,” the bill states.
“Yet, school library media professionals and librarians are targeted, harassed, and defamed for providing access to library materials to youth,” SB 2421 continues. “Therefore, Congress protects New Jersey residents' freedom to read, ensures that school and public libraries obtain and maintain materials without outside restrictions, and that school library media professionals and librarians receive curation training. To protect school library media professionals and librarians from unnecessary and unwarranted harassment and defamation in the performance of their duties by developing a collection that recognizes that “it is necessary and appropriate to ”
Parents are expected to trust experts hired by the state to determine whether something is appropriate for their child's age or has “educational value.” The problem with having “experts” administer standards of decency is that some states already lack an understanding of what age-appropriate means. (Luke: American parents take on trans cult and win big in Maine)
for example, Indiana Child Protective Services It lists several so-called age-appropriate sexual behaviors that the state expects children to experience. Explanatory video About identifying child abuse and neglect.
The video states that it is normal for children under the age of five to “explore their genitals” and “experience pleasure.” Indiana State Police claim children ages 6 to 8 are already masturbating and have questions about other sexual behaviors. By the age of nine, the state fully expects children to be “increasedly experimental with sexual behavior and romantic relationships” and requires knowledge of “sexual content” and “relationships and sexual behavior.” It states that people need to discuss “sexual acts'' with their peers.
The Indiana Department of Children's Services (CPS) maintains that it is appropriate for children ages 0 to 8 to masturbate. It is also said that 9-year-olds need information about sexual materials (p*rn). They recommend talking about gender with all age groups.
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Children are not sexual beings. Parents understand that if their 9-year-old is experimenting with sexual behavior, it is not a sign of normal behavior, but a warning that they may be a victim of abuse.
The idea promoted by progressive activists is that “horrified” parents who know nothing about how their children are being educated show up to school board and city council meetings and remove materials they deem inappropriate from the shelves of local libraries. It is asking them to do so. These activists hope to stop the backlash by creating a new process that parents must follow to remove this content.
MSNBC host Joy Reid pushed this theory during a debate on her show in January. Moms seeking freedom co-founder Tiffany Justice; Mr Reid claimed that parents were weaponizing books such as “All Boys Are Not Blue'' by taking sections out of context and reading them out loud at gatherings to cause a commotion. (ROOKE: States follow blueprint to legalize new forms of child trafficking)
“The fact that children have access to books discussing graphic “anal rape'' and “pedophilia'' in taxpayer-funded school libraries is detailed in “All Boys Are Not Blue.'' As it has been described, it is unacceptable. The context is irrelevant,” the judge told the Daily Caller. “There is no situation in which a child should read about this. The fact that other organizations continue to attack parents to protect their children from this obscene material is astonishing. Trying to trivialize the rights of parents. Despite our efforts, Moms for Liberty will continue to fight for our children.”
Parents have a sacred right to protect their children from sexual deviations that harm them. Any government move to perpetuate the idea that children should have access to sexually explicit material in the name of becoming more inclusive should be seen as a major red flag.
