Police intervened during a school board meeting on Tuesday evening after a mother showed a picture of pornography allegedly present in her child’s school.
In Tampa, FL, a poster board was displayed with a picture of an unclothed woman. The woman said that the images were in a book found at all the libraries in the district.
MOTHER: The seven members asked to see this image, too. The book was approved unanimously by the committee and is available in multiple schools and libraries in Hillsborough County. …(Officer approaches to take a picture )…Okay, it’s in children’s libraries in Hillsborough County. The book contains 10 pictures of the woman’s breasts.
Next speaker: Thank you.
The clip does not mention the specific book that is being cited. The clip doesn’t mention the specific book that was cited. (She refers to a seven-member board, possibly referring to the school board.) Florida law prohibits pornography being shown in schools. In fact, Gov. Ron DeSantis was accused of enforcing “book bannings” by removing “Gender Queer”, a book, from classrooms. Teachers and school administrators can be charged with a class 3 felony if they break the law.
Tampa is run by Democrats and it’s entirely possible that the book was still approved by local officials. This leaves the door wide open for the government to intervene and take action.
The big issue here is that the police intervened, censoring the mother for showing her child something she had in the school. If the content is too graphic to be seen by adults on a school board, it will also be too graphic to view for children. This is the whole point. It was perfectly demonstrated by the fact that she wasn’t allowed to hold her picture.
Parents should have the right to expect that their kids won’t see sexual content in public schools. Parents should be able to control this subject, no matter what the context. Even things like sexual instruction should be accompanied by a waiver. The state and the government as a whole should not be allowed to expose children without their consent to sexuality.
Parents are the only ones who can decide if this is a healthy way to protect children. The schools should only teach the basics. It is not the job of a teacher to influence the sexuality and behavior of their students.
