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Alberta’s new standards, effective October 1, mandate the removal of explicit books – including LGBT-themed ones – from school libraries, after books depicting sexual acts were found in schools.
(LifeSiteNews) — Alberta has announced that pornographic and sexually explicit books will be removed from school libraries this fall.
In a July 10 press release, the Government of Alberta released its new standards for books in school libraries, which bans pornographic books from schools, after the province was made aware that children have access to sexually graphic content in schools.
“Our actions to ensure that materials in school libraries don’t expose children to sexual content were never about banning books,” Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides said.
“These new standards are to ensure that school boards have clear guidance to ensure age-appropriate access to school library materials, while reflecting the values and priorities of Albertans,” he continued.
According to the press release, schools have begun implementing their own standards regarding what content is appropriate for children to view. However, many parents have voiced concerns over sexually explicit content being available to their young children.
The books in question, found at multiple school locations, are Gender Queer, an LGBT-themed graphic novel by Maia Kobabe; Flamer, a homosexual graphic novel by Mike Curato; Blankets, a graphic novel by Craig Thompson; and Fun Home, an LGBT graphic novel by Alison Bechdel.
As a result, Alberta is enforcing a new set of standards to “set clear expectations for school library materials with regard to sexual content and require school boards to implement policies to support these standards.”
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