Texas ban on ‘sexually explicit’ books in school libraries halted by federal appeals court

[oldag]

A federal appeals court halted a Texas law Wednesday that bans school library books deemed “sexually explicit” on grounds it violates free speech rights.

The court, in a sharply worded ruling, rejected the state’s contention that requiring booksellers to rate books based on their sexual content is little different from requiring a nutrition label on food.

“We disagree,” the court ruled. The ratings required by the book ban “are neither factual nor uncontroversial …. Balancing a myriad of factors that depend on community standards is anything but the mere disclosure of factual information. And it has already proven controversial.”

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We are not talking about public libraries here. We are talking about school libraries for kids. Not every book is suitable for children.

 

[Wudidiz]

The courts, like the DOJ and FBI, have become puppets of the LGBTQ pervert lovers, including our pedophile President.

 

[Renegade]

A federal appeals court halted a Texas law Wednesday that bans school library books deemed “sexually explicit” on grounds it violates free speech rights.

Ratings were a stupid idea. But claiming it was 1A violation is even stupider.

This only gets fixed when parents take back control of their school boards.

 

[popper]

Can't get responsible parents to run as the board and Admin are liberal. Go to a PTA meeting and try to say something responsible. Get told to sit down and shut up. Schooling is an industry now.
But it should be a states authority, unfortunately Fed financing over-rides.

 

[alternative]

Ratings seem to be okay for movies.

 

[Renegade]

Can't get responsible parents to run as the board and Admin are liberal.

Then they have only themselves to blame.

 

[Hoji]

Government school is child abuse

 

[jrbfishn]

Judge needs an advanced class in logic. Seriously. Sets a very dangerous precedent. If the deciding factor is whether or not there is "controversy" over what is age appropriate, then just about everything we now have age limits on can not be controlled by the States.
If a rating system on books is subjective, so is a rating system on movies, TV shows, adult magazines and video games.
Yet the Government forces a rating system on those. And more. But that is the end game. Take away the control by the States and give it all to the Federal Government and Courts.

And I agree with Hoji. Except that it has also become "parent abuse" as well.


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[kbaxter60]

This only gets fixed when parents take back control of their school boards.

This ^^^^

And it applies to the schools, in general, not just this issue.

 

[OutlawStar]

We are not talking about public libraries here. We are talking about school libraries for kids. Not every book is suitable for children.

I don't disagree with you for the most part, however you have to consider the context, age of the student to read (and understand) the book, its overall educational value, and the general overall book. One of the sensationalist articles I read included putting the dictionary in the "must not be in public schools" category because it does contain definitions that are sexually explicit. How about a coming of age novel that may include such content? What about something that is for the most part educational? I hate that theres a binary litmus test of "if it has anything sexual, get rid of it" because thats not how kids should be policed and 'protected' nor do I think it should be a 100% free speech kama sutra in the elementary school library.

Also, do kids even read books from the library anymore? Out of all this hooplah has a single child even read something they probably shouldn't have and then hinted to their parents they'd be acting upon what they just read? Or is the internet and being fewer than 6 clicks from actual porn more of an issue?

I guess a better question posed to parents specifically is would you rather your child have zero interest at all in reading, or would you like to see them read a book a week and likely just happen to come across books that may include such sexual content?