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New Mexico Freedoms Alliance
EXPLICIT BOOKS IN NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS
Keeping porn out of schools isn't "book banning," it's just common sense.
Public schools all across New Mexico have age-inappropriate, sexually explicit books in the school libraries. This includes schools in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Santa Teresa, Gallup, Gadsden, Chaparral, and elsewhere. Children down to age 11 years old can be exposed to pornographic and harmful content through these books. Most parents would never anticipate this type of content being present in schools.
For instance, over 95+ age-inappropriate books are in Las Cruces Public School libraries, over 125+ age-inappropriate books are in Albuquerque Public School libraries, and over 150+ age-inappropriate books are in Rio Rancho Public School libraries. These are books with detailed descriptions of rape, sex acts between adults and children, children using hard drugs and sex toys, children engaging in cutting and suicidal behaviors, excessively violent imagery, etc.
Judge for Yourself and See
Click below for photos of pages from four age-inappropriate, sexually explicit books that are in NM school libraries, as well as a comprehensive backup of content from hundreds of books.
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Push by Sapphire
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Jack of Hearts and Other Parts by L.C. Rosen
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A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah Maas
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Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
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Booklooks backup
WARNING: THE BOOK EXCERPTS CONTAIN GRAPHIC CONTENT THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.
DOWNLOADS: Parent's Guides to Explicit Books in Las Cruces Public Schools, Albuquerque Public Schools, and Rio Rancho Public Schools
Resources for Getting Involved
Below are downloadable resources for getting involved in urging local school districts to take responsibility for ensuring library books are age appropriate.
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Standards for Age-Appropriate Instructional and Library Materials - This example policy from Freedom Families United can be given to local school districts as a starting place for developing their own policies.
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Sample Scripts for Speaking at School Board Meetings - These short scripts can be used as a starting place for broaching the topic of age-inappropriate books with your local school districts.
If you want to get involved in fighting back against porn in your local public school district, please contact Sarah Smith by emailing to concernedfornm@gmail.com.
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