Keeping pornography out of schools isn’t banning books

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My old middle and elementary schools hosted Scholastic Book Fairs every year. I would usually have a difficult time choosing between the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid or something about dinosaurs, but students today can choose from titles about changing their gender or going to a drag show. This is as ridiculous as it sounds, and while conservatives have started to push back against sexual material in public schools, the fight needs to continue.

Scholastic recently released its “Read with Pride” resource guide for 2024 to help teachers navigate the “undeniable, joyous boom of queer literature for children” and promote gender ideology in ways beyond reading.

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