Assault on education

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[LD0506]

[The Sisko]

On 11/11/2021 at 11:48 AM, China said:

Gov. McMaster requests investigation into obscene materials in public school libraries

 

The governor has notified SLED to evaluate whether any state laws have been broken as a result.

 

“... It is my understanding that concerned parents were recently required to petition the Fort Mill School District to remove a book from a school’s physical or digital library, titled Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe,” McMaster wrote in the letter. “If school personnel had performed even a cursory review in this particular instance, it would have revealed that the book contains sexually explicit and pornographic depictions, which easily meet or exceed the statutory definition of obscenity.”

 

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I’d love to attend one of these school board meetings and do a reading from Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison as an example of the kind of smut they should be concerned about...

“Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.”

After the furor subsides, I’d apologize for misreading things and point out that it’s actually from Song of Solomon in the Bible. Oops.😈😈
 

On 11/12/2021 at 3:12 AM, Destino said:

Do kids choose books based on what their school libraries have on hand?  That seems unlikely in 2021.  Kids can probably pirate an ebook faster than you can say “book burning” these days, and if they’re getting recommendations on what to read it’s not from the school librarian.  
 

Not saying any of these bans are ok, just that it seems like trying to stop word from spreading by unplugging the fax machines.  

Maybe some of them should pay more attention to the porno their kids are looking at on the interwebs. You know, treating the head injury before the paper cut, right? But then that assumes they’re actually concerned about what their kids read or watch, not suppressing POC and 🏳️‍🌈.

[LD0506]

Uhhhh........ we all know this has nothing to do with what books are there or what the kids are reading.

 

This, was and shall be about the parents who are giant assholes, unlike grizzlies.

[China]

Texas Education Officials Launch Probe of “Pornographic Books”

 

Texas state education officials are investigating their first case of “pornographic” books in schools following Governor Greg Abbott’s demand that any violators who provide such material to minors be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law.”

 

The 74 has learned the Keller Independent School District in the suburbs of Fort Worth is currently under investigation by the Texas Education Agency following Abbott’s order last month that school districts be investigated for providing students with “obscene” content.

 

The probe into Keller is focused on whether state policies were followed in the purchase of school library books.

 

One of the books Abbott singled out last month is “Gender Queer,” a graphic novel by Maia Kobabe that depicts an oral sex scene and was available at one Keller ISD high school library in the 42-school district. Abbott charged that the book contained “pornographic drawings.”

 

A Keller district spokesperson said a librarian immediately retrieved the book and removed it from circulation after parents’ complaints surfaced in October. Five more books have also been pulled from library shelves this school year.

 

The directive from the governor to prosecute anyone who provides “pornography” to minors comes as parents across the state and country have railed against local school boards for having books with sexually explicit passages in their school or classroom libraries, often related to the LGBTQ experience.

 

One San Antonio school district pulled more than 400 books off its shelves “out of an abundance of caution” to “ensure they did not have any obscene or vulgar material.” The district pulled the books after Fort Worth Republican Rep. Matt Krause, who chairs the Texas House General Investigating Committee, released a list in October of nearly 850 titles he suspected would pertain to race, sexuality or “make students feel discomfort” and asked schools to account for how many copies were in their libraries and classrooms.

 

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[LD0506]

Texas is banning books, but they’re not going to burn them immediately, only for warmth when their power grid crashes in the winter again

[China]

 

[China]

War on public education in Idaho causes businesses to rethink locating, expanding there, leaders say

 

Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is causing some businesses to doubt the wisdom of moving to or expanding in a state that ranks at or near the bottom in what it spends on K-12 students and has one of the nation’s worst graduation rates.

 

The Legislature also targeted higher education earlier this year when it cut $2.5 million from universities despite a budget surplus. An influential libertarian group that wants to abolish public education entirely says it will push for a $20 million cut to universities in 2022.

 

“The message the Legislature is sending to businesses is very discouraging,” said Rod Gramer, president of Idaho Business for Education, an advocacy group. “I think it’s very harmful to our state. Not just our business community, but for our future as a state and our economy and our quality of life.”

 

For preschoolers, lawmakers earlier this year rejected a $6 million early childhood learning federal grant from the Trump administration. One Republican lawmaker said he opposed anything making it easier for mothers to work outside the home.

 

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[Simmsy]

On 12/18/2021 at 10:13 AM, China said:

War on public education in Idaho causes businesses to rethink locating, expanding there, leaders say

 

Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is causing some businesses to doubt the wisdom of moving to or expanding in a state that ranks at or near the bottom in what it spends on K-12 students and has one of the nation’s worst graduation rates.

 

The Legislature also targeted higher education earlier this year when it cut $2.5 million from universities despite a budget surplus. An influential libertarian group that wants to abolish public education entirely says it will push for a $20 million cut to universities in 2022.

 

“The message the Legislature is sending to businesses is very discouraging,” said Rod Gramer, president of Idaho Business for Education, an advocacy group. “I think it’s very harmful to our state. Not just our business community, but for our future as a state and our economy and our quality of life.”

 

For preschoolers, lawmakers earlier this year rejected a $6 million early childhood learning federal grant from the Trump administration. One Republican lawmaker said he opposed anything making it easier for mothers to work outside the home.

 

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I absolutely love this! Sometimes, capitalism works out for the greater good! The more I hear of talk of secession, the more I'm all for it. Go try and survive on  your own , red states.

[Captain Wiggles]

What grade do they start teaching cannibalism these days? 🧠🫀🫁😋

Edited December 19, 2021 by clietas

[LD0506]

44 minutes ago, clietas said:

What grade do they start teaching cannibalism these days? 🧠🫀🫁😋

 

That'd be Home Ec so maybe Jr high?

[China]

The push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries

 

When the Llano County Library shuts down for three days this week, starting Tuesday, it won’t be for the holidays.

 

Instead, a group of six librarians in this small Central Texas county will be conducting a “thorough review” of every children’s book in the library, at the behest of the Llano County Commissioners Court. Their mission will be to make sure all of the reading material for younger readers includes subjects that are age-appropriate. A new “young adults plus” section will be added to separate books written for an older teen audience from those geared toward younger readers.

 

The three-day closure of the library system in Llano County, about 80 miles northwest of Austin, also means a temporary shutdown of its virtual portal through the online book provider Overdrive.

 

“I think we owe it to all parents, regardless if it’s a school library or a public library, to make sure that material is not inappropriate for children,” Llano County Judge Ron Cunningham said.

The Llano County community’s push to scrutinize the local library’s book stacks comes two months after a Texas lawmaker first questioned the inclusion of more than 850 books about race, equality or sexuality in public school libraries.

 

And Llano County is not the only community in Texas asking harder questions.

 

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[China]

Oklahoma bill gives parents the right to have a book removed from a school library

 

An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to give parents the right to compel public school libraries to remove books that contains objectionable content of a sexual nature or addresses sexual preferences or sexual and gender identity.

 

Under Senate Bill 1142, if just one parent objects to a book it must be removed within 30 days. If it is not, the librarian must be fired and cannot work for any public school for two years. Parents can also collect at least $10,000 per day from school districts if the book is not removed as requested.

 

Critics of the measure say it’s unconstitutional, potentially causing chaos by giving a single parent the power to strip school library shelves. They also said the measure is targeting LGBTQ+ books.

 

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[Simmsy]

59 minutes ago, China said:

Oklahoma bill gives parents the right to have a book removed from a school library

 

An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to give parents the right to compel public school libraries to remove books that contains objectionable content of a sexual nature or addresses sexual preferences or sexual and gender identity.

 

Under Senate Bill 1142, if just one parent objects to a book it must be removed within 30 days. If it is not, the librarian must be fired and cannot work for any public school for two years. Parents can also collect at least $10,000 per day from school districts if the book is not removed as requested.

 

Critics of the measure say it’s unconstitutional, potentially causing chaos by giving a single parent the power to strip school library shelves. They also said the measure is targeting LGBTQ+ books.

 

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Haha! Once again, I love it! Give me more!

 

I had a Trump loving boss at one time, who was about to send his daughter out of state to start college. He had it in his mind, that the teachers force a liberal agenda and brainwash (yes, BRAINWASH) students into being liberal. That was the reason why so many college students come home as liberals, the schools are indoctrinating them into liberalism. He couldn't figure out that a college campus is a cultural mixing pot and people tend to trade traditions, opinions and ideals. If you have a grain of intelligence about you, you're bound to take some of that home with you.

 

What these people don't understand is that shielding these kids from these "bad books" is just going to backfire. Once they get out into the real world, see what bull**** their home town was pushing and how everything else actually works...they're going to question everything.

[GhostofSparta]

2 hours ago, China said:

books that contains objectionable content of a sexual nature

So the Bible is going to be banned very quickly. Anyone who's every actually read it knows it may be one of the most sexually explicit book ever written.

[Larry]

4 hours ago, China said:

or addresses sexual preferences or sexual and gender identity.

 

I hereby demand that they remove all books that mention heterosexuality.  Or "men" or "women".  

 

(But the stupid fascists would probably love that.)  

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[China]

The education system in this country is problematic as it is.  Just pay the teachers already.  Stop being cheap asses with something as important as education.

 

Teacher’s TikTok goes viral after telling class she’s quitting over payment issue: ‘It’s happening too often’

 

A teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is getting a lot of attention after sharing a TikTok video in which she reveals to her students that she’s quitting her job.

Now, she’s hoping her message will inspire the school district to change how teachers are paid.

 

Mahalia Aponte recently moved to New Mexico and applied for a job at Garfield Middle School in Albuquerque. She started teaching 8th-grade social studies a couple of months into the school year after finally getting her level two license with the New Mexico Public Education Department.

 

“I started working there, fell in love with the position, was having a great time with the kids,” said Aponte. “I got my very first paycheck and immediately was concerned.”

 

As Aponte explains, the Albuquerque Public Schools district (APS) prorated her annual salary from $51,000 to around $34,500, because she didn’t start at the beginning of the year. Still, Aponte figured she would have the option to receive bigger checks over the nine-month school year, instead of smaller checks spread out over a 12-month pay schedule — an option she’s had at other school districts she’s worked in. (Aponte works full-time at a different job during the summer months.)

 

However, Aponte says no one at APS clarified that the district only operates on a 12-month pay schedule, despite allegedly reaching out to ask “over and over again,” according to Aponte. It wasn’t until she had already started working that she learned of the 12-month pay schedule. And because her prorated salary was spread out over the full year, Aponte says she was left with a monthly income of only $400 more than her rent.

 

“I feel like this happens to so many teachers,” said Aponte. “It’s happening too often and we’re not saying anything about it.”

 

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[skinsmarydu]

 

So glad I didn't have kids.  Definitely couldn't imagine motherhood nowadays. 

(That leads to "where does all of my **** go when I go", but that's another issue...and I'll take that problem over the other any day. )

Major kudos to y'all who are managing it. 

[GhostofSparta]

3 hours ago, skinsmarydu said:

(That leads to "where does all of my **** go when I go", but that's another issue...and I'll take that problem over the other any day. )

You got nieces and nephews? That's where all my **** is gonna go. Same thing my childless uncles are doing.