Some small victories, perhaps?
I believe that making parents and other concerned citizens aware of how schools are indoctrinating kids is making a difference. Parents and others are speaking out and I have seen some progress. This is worth celebrating, and we need to continue with our efforts! We still have a long way to go, but let's look at some changes school districts have been forced to make as a result of us speaking out.
In March of this year, I published lists of some library books found in some school districts. On the list for Dallas ISD was the pornographic book Gender Queer, a graphic novel. At the time, it was at three different school libraries. Today, a search for Gender Queer in Dallas ISD's online library catalog yielded the following result:
The book Gender Queer is not showing up in a district-wide search of Dallas ISD libraries. I am not sure if this means it has been completely removed from their libraries, that all of their copies are currently checked out and not available right now, or that students can still check it out even though it is no longer in the search engine. Hopefully, this means that it is no longer available to students. I will continue to check and update this blog if needed. Keller ISD removed this book from its libraries last year after parents spoke out against the book. Please see my previous post regarding this book on January 19 for images from the book. A quick search today found that this pornographic book is still available to students in their libraries in Canutillo ISD, El Paso ISD, Austin ISD, and Pflugerville ISD. It may be available in other districts as well.
Today, when I logged onto the McKinney ISD website, I noticed a message at the top of the page in green:
When I clicked on "Learn More", I was taken to this page describing their Library Book Opt Out Program:
Fort Worth ISD now has this on their website:
We know that many schools give students surveys about their sexual activity, gender identity, etc. Schools do not need to know this! Parents need to be aware of what schools are asking their kids.
We need to keep making our voices heard so that more dramatic changes will take place. Get informed and get involved! We must protect our children.
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