Can you show one instance of this actually happening? I'm not aware of any and what does get banned seems to be a pretty far cry from that sort of thing. Honestly, this registers as more of a pretext than a legitimate concern.
https://alphanews.org/hastings-kids-have-access-to-gender-qu...
Regardless, exactly which "books" presenters with names such as "Eric Big Clit", "Flowjob" and "rainbow dildo butt monkey" choose to present to children - as young as four - strikes me as somewhat beside the point:
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/10/parents-are-right-t...
The McMinn County Board of Education voted to remove the graphic novel Maus from McMinn County Schools because of its unnecessary use of profanity and nudity and its depiction of violence and suicide. Taken as a whole, the Board felt this work was simply too adult-oriented for use in our schools.
We do not diminish the value of Maus as an impactful and meaningful piece of literature, nor do we dispute the importance of teaching our children the historical and moral lessons and realities of the Holocaust. To the contrary, we have asked our administrators to find other works that accomplish the same educational goals in a more age-appropriate fashion. The atrocities of the Holocaust were shameful beyond description, and we all have an obligation to ensure that younger generations learn of its horrors to ensure that such an event is never repeated.
Though I would very much agree that censorship of any kind is a delicate matter and can easily become heavy-handed in exactly the way you describe.
I actually don't know anything about that source. It came up in a search and appeared to summarise and provide source-links to cases I'd previously seen. It wasn't as sensationalist as others so seemed worth including.
Glad you appreciated it. I wasn't able to find something that specifically summarised what I've seen from the US, but it is out there and was as concerning. Maybe it's a bit "boy who cried wolf" with the right in the US on this.
That is, while there's often puritanical hyperbole that's easier for left to switch off to, the right appear to have a valid point most people either side would agree to here, but it's maybe not represented well in mainstream left media.
Do you have something that actually happened, that can be verified through more than one source, and doesn't involve giving such a website traffic?
A 6th grader should NOT, under any circumstances, be taught how to give a blow job by a 400lb man in a dress. Sexual content has always been restricted, banned, and subject to more scrutiny and control by school boards and curriculum.
"banning certain words from education"
The word CUNT is banned in schools. Certain words are not age appropriate for school.
Walking around with a dildo strapped to your head is also banned in schools. Some things are not appropriate for students.
"banning health measures"
Such as what? Abortion? You can still get an abortion. Or are you talking about cutting off a young girls breasts ...or lopping off a 10 year old's penis because he thinks he is a girl?
I mean, yay, stunning... brave... until the kid reaching 25 and realizes, gee ...I wish I had my breasts/penis ...but there's no going back after such body mutilation.
The latter is not a "health measure" by any means, and Hippocrates would dress you down in ancient Greek if you tried to make the argument to him.
Books depicting blow jobs, anal sex, and other sexual content has always been banned from young eyes. It is already against the law to sexualize children, show them pornographic content, and groom them UNLESS you're a "woke" school district. If the latter, then such woke content seemingly takes precedence over math, reading, and science.
Students in Loudon County can tell you their pronouns, but only half of students have grade-level math proficiency. That is abject failure.
Kids should not be groomed or influenced into a lifestyle, they should not be indoctrinated to think one way or the other. They should be taught the fundamentals, how to critically think, and how to be successful. Lifestyle is a personal choice and damn those who believe it is within their purview to groom kids.