School Board Pres Tries To Shut Down Dad Reading Aloud Book From School Library, Then Dad Responds

A recent school board meeting from Anchorage, Alaska, has gone viral after a father reading aloud from a book from the school library was shut down by the president of the school board, followed by the dad's response.
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[@cemsengul16]

The fact that parents are not allowed to read it out loud in a room full adults means it is inappropriate for children. End of story.

[@johnnymcblaze]

LOL, public school is for the children of peasants, and the children of peasants are for the pleasure of their betters.

[@anacc3257]

They want to outlaw those who expose this and persecute those who call it what it is - grooming and brainwashing

[@mandysmith7934]

Exactly right!!

[@purplemonkey649]

For any sane rational person, yeah. But you're dealing with broken minds. These people are damaged goods.

[@Costarluv007]

Absolutely true

[@Krztph1331]

Shout out to the one guy on the board who tried to be fair to the dad

[@KurtOnoIR]

Two guys. 2 to 5. Get your kids out of these schools, they can't even read and sign thier names at high school graduation.

[@sittingindetroit9204]

Notice the guy who seconded the objection then voted with the President to shut the guy down

[@KurtOnoIR]

@@sittingindetroit9204 there were two no votes.

[@galndixie]

@@sittingindetroit9204 He actually seconded the motion to uphold the president's decision.

[@tarico4436]

@@KurtOnoIR Yeah, take 'em out of these schools, places where they teach them how to spell all three versions: their, there, and they're.

[@TreBrickley]

“You’re happy to give these books to kids, but terrified to give them to parents.” There it is.

[@user-zz9gn2dc3l]

Yes. Right there.

[@Vickiecole420]

They think kids will keep it a secret so they freak out when the kids tell their parents and then the parents confront them about it

[@bills5009]

Because they are cowards. They can't convince adults of their ideology so they go after the kids.

[@LGBTCIAKKK]

@@Vickiecole420 … that’s what every child abuser ever does. Now they sit on school boards.

[@michaelbaker-qr3dm]

​@@bills5009my schools incompetence in enforcing it's own rules got my friend killed along with 9 others when my school got shot up back in May 2018

[@leacebee5892]

To the person that had the balls to go against the peers who wanted to shut this parent down- we commend you. Please keep speaking up against the insanity.

[@Lucky13Ravens]

Persons, I heard at least one vote with them.

[@nukepuke932]

Right, you say that from the comfortable anonymity of the internet and from behind the safety of a keyboard. But where will your support be when the hammer falls on them for daring to go against the narrative?

[@joehoncho8557]

These books parents are reading aloud at school board meetings are disgusting. The fact that boards don’t want it to happen is absolute 💯 proof they don’t belong in schools.

[@kaymccastle1154]

The school board chairperson is still trying to hide their satanic agenda!!!

[@optimusprinceps3526]

Those School Board members do not belong anywhere near Schools or Children

[@electricspark5271]

*D* - iversity *I* - nclusion *E* - quity Get it yet?

[@SmallvilleFann1983]

It’s still mind-boggling to me how the ones who don’t want their kids reading This shit are made to look like the bad guys!!!! What the fuck is wrong with this broken sick lunatic world we live in?!? I think those stupid goddamn scientists, smashing particles together at light speed at CERN need to be thrown into a black hole for creating this alternate HELL nightmare we live in!!!!

[@allysondoerfler2435]

These people are evil. Until this plague of "woke" took over the protection of children WAS A GIVEN.

[@justtrollinalong977]

**MASSIVE CREDIT** TO THE MEMBER WHO STOOD UP FOR THE FATHER'S TIME TO SPEAK.

[@VauxhallViva1975]

Seemed like the only SANE one there - everyone else voted to silence the dad. Can't have it on the record, that the books in the school are actually grooming the kids, now can you....

[@travistucker7317]

He said "man i don't wanna be in one of those KZbin videos.."

[@malcolmharing3744]

Like it would have mattered. that chair wasn't going to budge, vote or no vote

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

@@travistucker7317 🤣

[@jazzman1626]

That decent member will have to watch his back now. They’ll be after him like ravenous wolves.

[@MDShadowGames]

These pedophiles don’t want to be exposed.

[@SoulsOfAmarth]

Brilliant conclusion Einstein...

[@AppleOfThineEye]

I agree that kids shouldn't read these books. However, concluding people who disagree must be pedos is a disgusting accusation, and we should be better than that.

[@AppleOfThineEye]

@@froggybug Not just pedos, in case I wasn't clear.

[@MarrisaPlays]

@@froggybug The kind of person who would be ok with a child reading this could in theroy be a pedo but also it could be a parent who is extremely open with their children and has the kind of relationship with their children where the kids feel 100% comfortable coming to their parent with questions from subjects. Having these books open to all children is weird but it is not criminal which pedo is.

[@froggybug]

@@MarrisaPlays what are you talking about??? Did you even hear what he read?? “hide your birth marks? Crop out your face? Tell your sweetie they should be thankful for the gift you sent” This is in the book. Why would a patent be telling their child how to send naked pictures of themselves?????? What kind of crap is that??? What kind of child peddling/pimping parent is this??? This is so pedophiles can get naked pictures of kids without a face so their lawyer can say “you can’t identify the child so you can’t say it’s child pornography.” Please stop! ✋🏾

[@Krensharpaw]

Why can kids read these books but they cannot listen to it? That is wild and telling.

[@twilightparanormalresearch186]

Because it’s not part of their agenda

[@jkemp6791]

So basically, “We don’t want our private grooming of your children to be made public.” Got it.

[@randalltodd]

Wow. That's deep

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

BUM!!! 🔥 I had no IDEA there was a BOOK for GROOMING! WHAT?! 😮😮 no wonder,when Covid-19 hit,parents realized WHAT THEIR kids were being taught and teachers wanted to take their rights AS PARENTS.Insanity.

[@JDAfrica]

In a child abuse case, the perpetrator doesn’t get a vote on whether you can look at evidence or interview the child.... It’s understood that “the child’s best interest” is for all evidence and investigation to proceed.

[@yeahrightok.3975]

@@Khloe_dancer_model yeah, no idea what any of that was supposed to mean.....but, yeah!!!

[@yaffayafo82]

@@Khloe_dancer_model Our government is lying to us about a lot more than the status of our southern border.

[@trishmeshell191]

When school board members will not allow their books supplied to our children to be read aloud THE BOARD MEMBERS KNOW IT IS INAPPROPRIATE AND SHOULD BE JAILED FOR CONTRIBUTING!

[@lukaszperlak9077]

You had your 3 minutes. And what you going to do about it

[@pauldonohoe3646]

Of course they know it's inappropriate, they're paedophiles.

[@optimusprinceps3526]

Where's the Holy Bible ?

[@optimusprinceps3526]

@@lukaszperlak9077 Perhaps get even another way ?

[@martinswiney2192]

Perverts. All perverts.

[@eddierobles2137]

Parents wake up. Be aware what is been taught in our schools or we will suffer the consequences as a society. To this dad , I thank you for your courage to stand up for your rights and that of the kids

[@timmayeaux2743]

"will suffer"? It has been bad since 1865, and getting worse. How much more can you take? They will supply it. Stand for something, or fall for anything

[@sheila7221]

@@timmayeaux2743 Maybe 1965? That's when my Mom was walking door to door to get signatures against a new book "They" wanted to have in Kindergarten. It had colorful pictures, on each page, of different animals "being very cozy" with each other. The last page had human adults in bed and said "Mommy and Daddy are doing what the cat and the dog and the cow....and the rooster were doing." The book did get banned. But by the 1980's 5th grade s__ education embarrassed Me in mixed company, and they no longer separated the children. It's been leading toward where we are today with our young people for many years.😟😢🙏

[@nebmaatrah]

Whats wrong with teaching children that nudes can stay forever and you should make Sure you are Not recognizable in them ?

[@showtimemajd]

@@nebmaatrahwhy should we teach about nudes to begin with. Children should not be sending pornography to one another.

[@ISayNukem]

​@@nebmaatrah Let's start with teachers talking to children about nudes.

[@Sound_Spark]

here's what we do, arrest everyone of the board that tried to silence the father from read that book and charge them all with intent to distribute pornographic material to children.

[@chewface]

You know it's grooming when the kids can be exposed to it, but school boards and other public officials get uncomfortable and ban it. I recall a mom dressing up in the same exact outfit as a drag queen that came to the school and read to the kids. The school board kicked her out for "inappropriate attire". You can't make this stuff up.

[@timflaherty8389]

That was no Drag-Queen that was my mother!

[@lynncarter4964]

How and why are school boards doing this. It makes no sense

[@Julieoscar1]

@@lynncarter4964 it makes sense when you know they are trying to normalise the pe. Doe

[@Lot_2023]

@@lynncarter4964 Ever heard of Satan?

[@Smratboy]

@@Lot_2023 Yeah even he would be sickened by this. We have far outgrown the Christian bogey man.

[@ronnamcdonald999]

This needs to keep going viral.....it is no wonder why more parents homeschool these days.

[@Violet._.PhoeniX]

Share with everyone you know

[@chriswright5204]

Homeschool is great but your property taxes fund this. Find a better way to fund the indoctrination I say

[@lyricallyunwaxable1234]

​@@chriswright5204The system is awash with billionaires bribe money

[@santa_claus-north_pole]

I do - for this very reason. Our Country has gone garbage.

[@Telltalesign]

At this point, just hire tutor online and do homeschool if you can afford it. Asian are good teachers with high moral values.

[@michellelm8270]

Huge shout out to the guy in the board who challenged the Chair. Him and the one other who voted no to silencing the dad. The only ones on the board who actually care about children. Bravo.

[@eristicfreethinker2098]

Thanks to both the speaker and the board member. The logic is unassailable. I’ve never heard a convincing argument for putting prurient materials in children’s libraries or classrooms while banning the same material from a meeting room full of adults.

[@1vigorousdragon]

Absolutely Shameful, no Transparency ,all behind parents back. These books are Authorised by someone and signed off on for Children , it's sexualising children ... A feliny. Hope the police charge these obnoxious people.

[@optimusprinceps3526]

Loose lips sink ships... so I'm not saying anything

[@diedefending420]

@@optimusprinceps3526 this ship needs to be sunk.

[@optimusprinceps3526]

@@diedefending420 Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead !

[@johnnymcblaze]

Family guy has jokes about baby rape every episode. People deserve this.

[@diedefending420]

@@johnnymcblaze lmfao, no it doesn't.

[@edwardgreenaway2959]

School board meetings always look like court rooms where the board members act like the judge and the jury. They need to be reminded that they work for us.

[@ralphmiller2265]

It is very sad to say but just as soon a an individual gets into a position of power, they immediately begin to assert their radical views and 'force' them upon us. Conservatives don't do this, this is a liberal tactic.

[@davidmartin2056]

you must remember you vote for them!

[@haliaeetus8221]

Should be like a hearing in the Congress. The parents standing on an elevated podium and the board sitting in front in a straight line behind small regular tables before the elevated podium.

[@jeezymang9707]

@@davidmartin2056 nobody voted for this insanity

[@kyle381000]

Reminded? No one told them in the first place...

[@jus4kelley]

Telling kids how to create pictures for “sexting” in a school library should go to law enforcement

[@SuddenReal]

At first I thought this was actually a good idea. Let's face it, kids are stupid and will do stupid stuff. It's best that someone warns them of the dangers of sexting and if they plan on doing it (which they will, because again, kids are stupid), they might as well do it in a way that doesn't harm them in the long run, but then the part came of "complimenting the partner"? I mean, what the actual bleep? Yeah, that's no longer warning them of the dangers, but actually encouraging them.

[@gaspartroia3695]

All of those board members who voted yes to skip what the father was saying/reading should never be allowed to be responsible for the education or wellbeing of children.

[@Antidepressiva1980]

Plot Twist . They still are allowed and everyone else who is being shut down instead .

[@johnhonker437]

The guy trying to shut down the father looks like the kind of guy who wants to read these books to YOUR children.

[@myplaylist7007]

Reminds of that one guy on tiktok who said there " Neither male or female " but its clearly a man with makeup on and no eyebrows ".

[@greatguy2141]

@@myplaylist7007 When a character in a David Lynch movie has no eyebrows, it is implied that he is a demon. Ex: the "Cowboy" from Mulholland Drive and the "Mystery Man" from Lost Highway.

[@myplaylist7007]

@@greatguy2141 Never thought about it like that.

[@MARKIEBANUNCE]

​@@greatguy2141 you are spot on

[@wimeatsworld]

it probably is the highlight meeting of his week.

[@maria.whiddon]

👏 we need more parents like this. Did his research. Brought the proof. Put the school board on notice. Nice!

[@serpentines6356]

NOW, get rid of The Dictators on the school board.. Go parents, GO GET 'EM

[@maryfries2147]

Throw this board out completely

[@thomastolbert6184]

@@maryfries2147,we need to not only get rid of the book but make it unhealthy for the school boards!the left will take over if we don't get tough! They will take over the childrens minds and rule the coutry. Stand up if you have a child in school or not,make your voice heard!

[@privatear2001]

Hope all these people saying yes go to jail.

[@markbeale7390]

Mr MacDonald should be Mr President.

[@_BYR47]

This is OUTRAGEOUS How is america letting this happen im beyond pissed off

[@MichaelThomas-hg7gv]

These COWARDS on the School Board! Bravo to the only one that stood up for the Parent...

[@smorganti35]

I am so glad this meeting is being shown to the public!! There is no way this school board can deny nor uphold their actions.

[@Mike-In-O-Town]

Every member of that school board should be fired and replaced.

[@MSH786]

@@Mike-In-O-Town, well only the ones who voted “Yes”.

[@draketerrell4309]

@@Mike-In-O-Town more like TARRED AND FEATHERED.

[@donolinger6904]

You can feel the guilt. They knew they were busted and there was nothing they could do.

[@Mike-In-O-Town]

@@donolinger6904 And the majority of them voted to silence that parent, even after they got roasted. Again, all of them need to go.

[@rickyisom69]

He nailed it. They're trying to hide from the parents and public that the kids are being groomed.

[@bartsimpson8616]

why not to be groomed ? First parents are brainwashed , and when they are brainwashed and scared they can do whatever they want with the kids , They still send their own kids to be groomed , and GOD knows what else .

[@joymcarthur5429]

Seems like it used to be the priesthood; or scout leaders that kids had to watch out for. Now it's certain educators and God forbid; school boards. That species and most little hives like that need to consider values parents wish to impart. It's the parents who pay the bills with tax dollars. Are certain people entering that profession to be insinuating and grooming kids in whatever sexual direction? Where are the Muslim parents; and the Baptist parents; and any parents who want their kids to behave in a decent manner?

[@nightowl2486]

The ones that want to run the world tmr, are destroying their competition today!!!!!!!!!

[@felixndayisdebologne9725]

Educating about sexuality is not grooming. Besides, the target group of the book are teens, who if you remember, do speak a lot about sex. A book that teaches them a healthy way to look at sex is indispensable. Read the book before judging it!

[@rickyisom69]

@@felixndayisdebologne9725 he read aloud enough to make the school board poop their pants. How much more do you need to read?

[@bort5529]

Shame on the rest of the Board that were too scared to stand up to the bully in the room.

[@VioletPersuasion]

They're also bullies in the room. They are complicit, they are not innocent.

[@Woolverine25]

Good for the Dad!! WHO is responsible for ordering these books? They SHOULD BE fired without severance & pension!!

[@thelasthokage4347]

The parent is absolutely right and that school board needs to be replaced

[@bamahama707]

And then arrested and charged.

[@darrellandsondraholden9457]

THAT WILL FIX NOTHING BECAUSE ELECTIONS ARE FRAUDULENT. YOUR CHILDREN NEED TO BE HOME-SCHOOLED, PERIOD!!!

[@aWomanFreed]

By whom

[@CraftEccentricity]

@@aWomanFreed By the police, for sexually inappropriate verbal behaviour toward a child.

[@lukepevensie]

@@CraftEccentricity i think the parent should have contacted project veritas or infowars and that would get the school board squirming.

[@kitty_bear_love_xoxo]

Shout out to that board member who had the dad's back , we need more board members like him .

[@Ramzeis]

And the others who voted no. There's still sane people in these spaces who are just trying to do the right thing.

[@RebeccaRuano]

Yep, apparently about 3 more in that room, to start… 💕

[@mustafaakram8502]

yea and as for the rest member specially that disgusting creature who cut him off...they all committed felony.. easy case to arrest them i don't know why their not in jail rn

[@montamiddleton9318]

Seriously, both guys are late for the friendly neighborhood groomers are us meeting.

[@montamiddleton9318]

@@mustafaakram8502 A felony? Freedom of speech you think. No.

[@mariaaiello8184]

Much respect and honour goes to this wonderful noble dad!👏🙏👏🙏✝️❤️

[@thebluealaskan]

But the book was never available to students. The “noble dad“ checked it out from the public library, and then spread misinformation at the school board meeting. Sad.

[@lisbetsoda4874]

Proof?​@@thebluealaskan

[@thebluealaskan]

@@lisbetsoda4874 you can look it up in the online library yourself. The entire allegation was a lie.

[@thebluealaskan]

@@lisbetsoda4874 he literally admitted it on a radio talk show. The book was never available to any school district student. The entire thing was a big fat lie.

[@ronpetersen2317]

That guy that cut him off and censored him needs to be immediately removed from that position. It is a clear issue of not wanting to hear parents. They don't want the vulgarity read from the books because it makes them look very bad. Glad I don't have a kid. pretty gross that they don't care about the kids nor the parents.

[@SusannahVanWinkle]

He nailed it. They don’t want PARENTS to know or hear it, but they’re happy for the children to. SICK

[@charlesbeall2589]

EVIL isn't spelled..S-I-C-K!🤡

[@xToxicNinjax]

Nailed what, he doesn't like the book and he doesn't like the first amendment, nuff said.

[@slutslayer2646]

@@xToxicNinjaxtf you mean he doesn’t like the first amendment. What he said was if the school board is gonna hide behind the first amendment to excuse distributing these books, why shouldn’t he be allowed to utilize the first amendment to read it in front of adults.

[@guyosborn615]

So... I suppose they are paedophiles then? YES, they are

[@durkadurka7741]

@@xToxicNinjax Groomer

[@schanychamemphis1327]

Go Dad! And nice to see someone have a backbone to let the guy read the book from the school library.

[@johnstrawb3521]

"Backbone"? You mean the exposure of Class C Felonies, "distributing pornographic materials to minors," which 5 of the 7 Board members appear to have just endorsed, making them guilty of such felonies.

[@charlesbrasfield3774]

finally a board member does the right thing. did not matter because the book would have gotten a lot worse before that dad was done. he wanted them to say it was innappropriate for adults. then shaming them for wanting our children to have it is a no brainer. looks really bad for the school, and it should.

[@mahoneytechnologies657]

Parents should drive these school boards out of office and out of their communities

[@deputy3690]

Arrest the School Board immediately.

[@himwiththehair8118]

Pornography does not belong in court, but it DOES belong in schools. That makes sense. Really shows how much we respect children.

[@justiceformikeandjaynejust1226]

They don't give a damn about children..

[@himwiththehair8118]

@@justiceformikeandjaynejust1226 Oh no they care very much about children, just not as people, more as resources and tools to get what they want. They do not care about right or wrong or morality, they care about winning, that is their primary motivation, winning. Children are the tools and resources they use and abuse in order to win, so they "care" about children very much indeed.

[@electricspark5271]

*D* - iversity *I* - nclusion *E* - quity Get it yet?

[@justiceformikeandjaynejust1226]

@@himwiththehair8118 you are sooo right! What the hell was I thinking?! They enjoy using them to achieve their sick goals

[@justiceformikeandjaynejust1226]

@@electricspark5271 sure do!

[@bm6625]

This guy wants to silence the parents. This is a free country you can't dictate what the father wants to say

[@lynnottingham1764]

What corruption in the school board....and who are they accountable too?

[@MikeWHagood]

Teach our kids reading, writing, and arithmetic, other than that leave them the hell alone.

[@MikeWHagood]

Any further real comment on this subject would violate community guidelines by a lot

[@MissPrissy6688]

Many of our laws contradict. Our world is upside down.

[@pianomusic4you]

Mike, I totally agree with you. The nonsense has to stop.

[@MissPrissy6688]

These school administrators are grooming their future prey. Pedo’s United. All of them.

[@waikintang8246]

Satan doesn't want kids righteous

[@Sassysickchick]

Bravo to that board member who challenged the chair on his call! We need more good people to speak up!!

[@davisholman8149]

What is pathetic is only one parent showed up to address this incredibly important issue…🤦‍♂

[@bearb1asting]

He won't be there for long.

[@kayjay7585]

@@davisholman8149 I agree that it's an important issue, but I just looked up the book and it's actually pretty ok. Firstly, it's for teens. Secondly, the book pretty much just addresses all the things teens want to know regarding sex. Not what parents would like their pubescent kids to know, but what these kids actually want to know and/or should know. Not addressing all those issues will just lead to those teens getting their info from who-knows-where, possibly exposing them to harm. Yeah it's unfortunate that some teens sext and send nudes. If I could magically prevent all minors from doing so I would. But in reality they'll do it regardless whether you forbid them to or not, so better they learn how to do it safely.

[@psycold]

Yeah that guy will probably be fired for speaking the truth.

[@jakeclinton6571]

He, along with the one other dissenting vote are the only two members I wouldn't vote out. People need to wake up to the depravity of some they allow to lead them. God help us

[@leandroferraz3776]

Parents,protect your kids to all cost!

[@emmaburgessdean2355]

Wow, who were the board members - women!!! - who upheld banning him from reading the actual book assigned reading materials for the children??? Fire them, you're the parents - kick them out! Stand up for your children! Good job to this father!

[@maverick4220]

The fact the chairmen of the schoolboard are shutting him down says alot about the school and it's school board.

[@erichorrobin431]

I am so often reminded of 1940's and the Hitler youth who were so brainwashed they turned their own parents into the Gestappo

[@erichorrobin431]

It also says a lot about the political dictorate of the people above forcing this on society.

[@jrstf]

Primarily it says something about most of the voters in the school district. In my district there would not have been any no votes, they are proud there is zero diversity on the school board. Republicans cannot win anything in my town.

[@PatheticHero]

THIS IS HAPPENING NATIONWIDE.

[@Fredrikbb]

@@erichorrobin431 I'm not. The world needs NS now more than ever. That is the complete counter to woke culture.

[@Izzy-ub9sb]

Parents, pay attention to the five board members that voted against letting this information out in the meeting. This is your chance to know just who you do and don't want on your school board.

[@micahmcfadden8082]

Women

[@brianlane9534]

Pretty much anyone with a (D) after their name.

[@LFSPharaoh]

I just want to know why. Are they getting paid to do this or are they just that sick and twisted? Almost looks rather coordinated, but this also seems to be going on throughout the country… even outside the US from what I hear.

[@viawilderness]

​@@LFSPharaoh ... welcome to the power of the two-party system. They'll equate any leftist garbage ideals with "It's better than Trump." The elites and MSM effortlessly push the narrative on impressionable voter demographics too🐑 It's psych 101

[@tdeo2141]

Vote them out!

[@brianbdawg3059]

This is a bunch of gross bs these school board bullies are something else they need to be kicked off the board

[@thebluealaskan]

It never happened. The book was never available to students in any school library. They lied.

[@alphonzawill]

These people are sick. It’s ok to write,publish & promote these books for kids. Yet the same books are too risky to be read among adults.

[@Third_eyee]

I love those guys for saying “he hasn’t done anything wrong and hasn’t violated any rules”

[@supme7558]

Niether did the president soo next

[@Charlie-qe6lv]

I'd pull my kid out of ANY public school and homeschool them. Period. I know, the hundreds of excuses why parents "can't."

[@jimboscooter432]

@sup me she voted yes. so she needs to gtfo

[@skytime24]

What sucks is nobody but one person had his back. Not even any parents in the crowd

[@jeanhargis7333]

@@supme7558huh???

[@joselase6894]

Insane that the children can read, or be forced to listen to something grotesque - literal grooming.

[@kenalderman40]

You take away God from the classrooms. It opens the door for these freaks and pedo's . Schools are being run by predators!! It also shows parents do not pay a lot of attention to their kids.

[@mbrown8595]

100%

[@Gingerblaze]

What he read is instructions on how a child can produce and share sexually explicit images of themselves online. This parent did nothing wrong in reading from books included in classes directly to the board making all board members and other parents aware and the school board members shutting him down, reflects incredibly poorly upon them. How many of them were also unaware of the contents in these books they have allowed into their schools? If the board members ARE aware and approve of them, why would they shut his testimony down?

[@alyjiyu]

@@Gingerblaze These are the kinds of questions that demand an answer! The sexualization of children in public schools is far beyond the pale.

[@MrCmon113]

I agree. Bible study should be forbidden and replaced with hentai.

[@anggoose2782]

A school board? What a disgrace and to think these people are representing your children. Scary stuff.

[@no_alias_for_me]

I'm sorry, but shutting a dad down for saying that this book is inappropriate is extremely concerning - if not dangerous even. A guy endorsing THIS book for children is basically a groomer.

[@wilberslater9967]

If I were president of the board, I would propose a rule: 1) Any book that cannot be read during a live board meeting must instantly be banned from the school. 2) Every new book must have the name of the person who approved it on record. 3) Any materials that are considered lude or pornographic will be referred to the police or DA along with the name of the person who approved it.

[@acanadianfarmgirl2667]

Absolutely!

[@robinchemin3631]

Yes!!!

[@patricktuorto]

Can those books that are considered pornographic (along with said persons) just be reported to the police or DA directly? Does one have to go through that board? I feel like one can just go over their heads and take action directly no?

[@nancyhewitt858]

I agree any book that is not allowed to be read at a school board meeting, then it should not be allowed to be read to our kids. Yes, and whoever approved it their name should be made available. This is getting ridiculous. They just don't want the parent's to know what is being taught in the classroom. Every parent should stand up against this. Imo

[@artmosley3337]

Add… Expose the Author, and the publisher, and who approved the PURCHASE…(follow the $$$)Arrest them all on Child Exploitation and Porn-Grooming..

[@tpammt8276]

This father is a hero, and so is the one board member who bravely spoke up and tried to allow him to continue his point. Everybody is afraid to speak up at this point and it’s obvious. We’re supposed to accept whatever the ministry of truth shoves in our faces and can’t even be allowed to question what they shove in children’s faces. Sad stuff.

[@axileus9327]

I don’t think they’re afraid otherwise they wouldn’t be giving these materials to kids.

[@anthonydrake4244]

I wonder if the reason "Daddy" didn't go by the procedure first before complaining was because no such text was in use and his effort was to create action where there was no issue... It's not like we haven't seen it before... people insisting that an election was stolen ... when it wasn't. Making the claim before there's proof was very effective... until they actually appeared in court and admitted there never was sufficient proof to what they were claiming.

[@trubre5565]

Yes, that board member tried to speak up…but what a sad little man.😢

[@anon1239000]

these PRETZLES are makin me THIRSTY!

[@litebrite8993]

It's called Tyranny and if you don't want Communism to be a real thing in your country, you need to nip this in the bud, NOW

[@jeffreywbaumann1210]

Most of those board members strike me as dimwitted and clueless and in no way should any decent parent give them any sort of authority in your kids' lives.

[@cecilmiller2387]

Sue the school and have the board members who support teaching our children this disgusting crap arrested and sent to prision for 20 to life

[@thebluealaskan]

But the book was never available to students. Why are you cheering somebody for spreading misinformation at a school board meeting?

[@ebutuoy6463]

This is happening all across the country! HOW TO THESE PEOPLE KEEP THEIR POSITIONS ON SCHOOL BOARDS?! VOTE THEM OUT, HAVE THEM ARRESTED or get a lawyer and sue them for providing sexual explicit content to a child. The only thing they understand is the possibility of losing a huge monetary judgement!

[@DC-rd6oq]

Yes it is happening all over the country. This is one of the books that DeSantis banned in Florida and he is being made out to be a tyrant book burner because of it. This book is disgusting for a 10 year old. You only heard the tip of the iceberg from the small portion the father was allowed to read.

[@1122Hoochie-Coochie-Coo]

They understand the fear of death.

[@KM-nq7ez]

We are WAY past the point of “ voting “…..

[@RaikenXion]

I'm afraid this is much darker than you may realize, the people on that Board are in the pocket of the Administrations and Govt who pay them to be in their high positions, and allow the pushing of this sinister, satanic indoctrination of young minds. this is across every Govt Institution now i think. Don't want to sound conspiracy theorist, but i think we're actually in the very midst of a REAL LIFE - "they live!" event. It's US and it's "them". If WE ALL don't start *standing together* - Black/White, Liberal/Conservative or Left/Right, Religious and non Religious, our Society as we know it will be gone. this is one big massive Sociological Agenda that has been pushed on us now for some years.

[@genekelly8467]

But thge lawsuits settlement/damages are paid by the taxpayers!

[@johnnysneed4173]

ACROSS THE NATION WE MUST START HOLDING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHATEVER THEY ALLOW TO BE TAUGHT TO OUR CHILDREN BUT THEY TRY TO HIDE IT FROM THE PARENTS.

[@kenalderman40]

You take away God from the classrooms. It opens the door for these freaks and pedo's . Schools are being run by predators!! It also shows parents do not pay a lot of attention to their kids.

[@galebush1004]

In local elections party affiliations are not listed. State att.gen. need to address this as Demoncrats are the ones who are pushing woke. no Demoncrats should never be elected to school boards, in any city, Town or state. They are enemies of children

[@ToddKing]

I can't believe in 2023 that there are people still typing in all caps.

[@jaredclark7492]

WTF DOES THE DATE HAFT TO DO WITH ALL CAPS MF DOOM

[@debbiebelden4359]

im utterly astonished at their blatant boldness to just continue with their agenda and its not educating your kids with any wisdom

[@ILikeMarshmallows777]

What really gives me the ick is the fact that they don’t enjoy when the adults read it, but when children read it, they find it “exciting” and they’re “learning something”. If you ask me, that’s predator behavior at it’s finest.

[@EverybodyAuntie]

Too much for me. Teachers who have this on the reading list, the people purchasing, all the way to the author should be investigated for child porn and must make a statement on why they think it is appropriate.

[@nyecore]

So disgusting how they treated this parent. He took time out of his day to attend this meeting and they were so disrespectful to him.

[@KeithCindyPanama]

Dictatorship in action

[@ericb5457]

I agree

[@GreatNinjaman]

Tbf, they all took time out of their day to attend that meeting. That isn't much of an accomplishment by itself.

[@nyecore]

@@GreatNinjaman who said it was an accomplishment? The fact that they showed up doesn’t give them a pass to be rude either. It is their job to facilitate this meeting. It’s what they signed up for. The signed up to serve the public in their local school district so they should respect the people that they serve and allow him to have all of his 3 minutes.

[@grahamdouglas-meyer3630]

So disgusting all this faux moral outrage. It’s so disrespectful of him to push his agenda by cherry picking. A parent comes to grandstand because he doesn’t understand what is written. He gets told the process and then makes scandalous accusations about teachers without evidence. If you haven’t read the book shut up. He is using a section waaaay out of context. Re listen with listening ears and honestly tell me that the text he’s reading is actually encouraging sexting. It is doing the exact opposite by telling young teen girls, in particular, what they would need to do to make a sext in identifiable; using language that they use and understand. He isn’t telling you what is said before, or after the text he’s outraged over. He isn’t following the process that he’s been provided to have the whole book looked at. He just wants to pile onto the censorship wagon. Worst of all you’re failing for this fakery. Smh

[@guywoznicki7847]

I am both shocked and disgusted that the concerned father was silenced by a vote of 5-2 when he did nothing more than read a page from a book that was approved for young kids by the school board! He did nothing obscene or that would be censored on radio or television but still he was shut down. Why? These people have a radical agenda and don’t want the parents to know about it, lest they try to stop it!

[@anothercat1300]

Parents should get together en mass without these board member low life's and get on the same page. Have a reading session of all the books that these board members have allowed. These tyrants don't think these parents are human beings with a right to protect their kids. That should just be default understanding.

[@JH-jz1sd]

Super agree! and this is why the West has fallen and will continue to fall. This is a good reflect of the govt. as well. Look at the votes (people in power) and look at the comment section (the general public). This is Western democracy.

[@BIGPIZZABOI]

These teachers and supervisors are ghouls

[@zuckfacegobbels4527]

Welcome to clown world

[@jumperstartful]

@@JH-jz1sd Sorry, but we are a REPUBLIC and not a democracy and there is a world of difference!

[@bobmohan9815]

This boggles my mind! Is setting kids up to become victims of sexual exploitation the new curriculum?!?

[@cyano741]

stand up against evil.

[@jmpayne333]

They spent way more time arguing whether to let him talk than if they just let him talk.

[@kylejensen7024]

Cruddy system

[@BVonBuescher]

That’s intended

[@jerrymosley4362]

Wasn’t about that! It was about shutting him up!

[@pfistor]

Yeah it's a tactic not to let your opposing party get on too much of a roll. Object to something or interrupt somehow. Anything to interrupt and obscure their argument.

[@jamesfranklin4816]

They are stalling

[@normanshadow1]

I love the guy standing up for the dad. Come on Dads, get in there!

[@rockerdude83]

Two guys*

[@Kira110lol]

Is it me or the guy trying to silence the father basically said "We have precedents of me getting support to shut down anyone I dislike in this room" ? ? ? ?

[@frondreadz789]

My way would be to talk to him after the meeting...he won't interrupt me then

[@rockerdude83]

@@frondreadz789 that should also happen

[@jazzman1626]

The issuing of these books are acts of gross indecency. Time to bring back that law which prohibited any “Act of gross indecency”.

[@sheilaj5818]

how dare these horrible people have the right to decide anything. Parents only have that right

[@suzannekrauss9208]

It’s because once the material is read out loud at a board meeting it becomes an official record. Official records are used in court proceedings as evidence. They know that!!!!

[@jenniferwilson9267]

The utter disgrace of these school board is criminal and they all need to be arrested

[@thedangler1754]

What a dreadful School Board, how did they get their roles and more importantly keep them.

[@user-nj9px7uy2f]

Expose them!!! Extremism must be abolished, and parents have a GOD given right to speak up for their own children. This is a major sin, to indoctrinate children and this school board should be fired!!! Everyone of them that supports this nonsense!!! I dont even have kid's, but its common sense to keep this stuff away from children!!

[@socal33]

File felony charges against the school board right now for exposing the children to pornography.

[@sik3xploit]

Politicians in federal seats weep in sorrow.

[@felixmbandandayitabi4536]

He tried but the DA refused to act because there were no crime.

[@christymiller4808]

When the school administrators don't want you to know what your children have access to, there's a problem.

[@caesarsalad1170]

When he read that aloud I thought I was transported to another universe where this is common. Oh god it's becoming common. 😧

[@merijess502]

@Christy Miller - Absolutely!! 💯 %

[@thomaskinzer3010]

School board dictators on what your children should learn

[@Phloored]

Parents have a right and a responsibility to know everything the kids are being exposed to. Taxpayers dollars, taxpayers rights.

[@beggjd]

Time to change the school administrators!

[@danstar455]

The petitioner is too logical. Psychopaths hate logic.

[@johnmontoya6233]

SUE the school board...

[@marniemiller9943]

I love that this parent is concerned enough to approach the school board. Thank you for your concern for children and your bravery, Sir.

[@buckjunction]

I am

[@buckjunction]

I am

[@elishianneclark8896]

Bravo!

[@monotech20.14]

The parent is a liar , the book isn't for "kids" its for teens. Second yes older teens should know and be taught not to put things on the internet. BTW You do know that 17 and `18 year olds that go to high school.

[@kl1ajmm]

@@monotech20.14 Do you have children? The excerpt the father read was not about refraining from putting inappropriate images on the internet; it was about how to put them out there in a way to avoid getting "caught" (identified). What a terrible message in itself!

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

As an abuse survivor (pimped and sexually abused from the age of 6 to 13), one of the tell tale signs you are talking with an abuser is their need to keep things secret from the general public of things they are telling you is "normal". They will especially don't want you telling your parents or other adults.

[@karenpederson1735]

So so so sorry that this unfathomable, horrific abuse, which is the worst situation on this earth, happened to you. Praying you will heal on some level and use what you have e experienced to help others fight back

[@user-nx1pe2cs1t]

Just like "The cat in the hat", dr seuss. Keep his visits secret from the parents. Evil evil

[@edwardcoss6574]

Correct the boards of education across the nation are like your pimp who are intentionally corrupting, and forcing perversion of sexuality onto our children by keeping hidden from parents want they actually are doing . Which is indoctrination of LGBTQ ideology instead of teaching stem

[@katwill55]

Exactly what I was thinking. I figured he had to be a pervert or a pedifile.

[@nyecore]

Very true and I’m so sorry this was your childhood experience. Thank you for sharing

[@wuncieadams1352]

A disgrace that the parent was silenced! Evil supports evil.

[@jaymessandman6301]

These so-called School Boards need to be held ACCOUNTABLE

[@TheLastRelevantSage2]

Abolished, charged, convicted and locked up for good.

[@jocktulloch3499]

We must groom our kids to believe out Nazi/Republican propaganda. A well educated public is harder to control.

[@sirpoofs4693]

@Hwks fired and black listed possibly charged

[@dezznutz3743]

We need to start running for School Boards. Thats how we hold them accountable.

[@ecstanton8385]

Accountable for what? The school board director said he would put him in touch with the appropriate member to go through the process when a book is called into question. What else did you want him to do....burn it on the spot? You people are ridiculous.

[@cathyreece9914]

Unbelievable! Fire the school board members who voted “yes” Vote them out of office!

[@SSchradle]

If they don't allow you, as a parent, to speak at a board meeting get a lawyer and sue the school. That is the only thing they understand.

[@janekennaway8008]

Yes. So easy to do. Costs nothing!

[@Dawn737]

Alaska looks more woke than California in this video. They are treating this father like he must beg them not to hand solicitation to engage in pornographic activity to his children, like he is being silly for not wanting his children involved in that!

[@paulpinball9952]

@@janekennaway8008: Yes. Where you ever gonna find a lawyer to represent truth, justice, and the American way pro bono?

[@michasunafish4844]

True. Is there a way to create a Crowdfunding or go fund me to help parents to get lawyers to purge this corruption and virus out of the school boards?

[@signumxmagnum]

@@paulpinball9952 You only need to find a lawyer that also a father who's child goes to the same school.

[@zc4905]

The people who placed orders for these books, and the people who said “yes” in allowing these books to be placed in a CHILD’S library, are not only mentally ill, that’s pure evil. These people should be jailed!

[@black-redpill3]

Distribution of cornographic content to minors is a felony. Barring freedom of speech during meetings such as this also has a record for a $100,000 fine. The meek, not the timid will inherit the earth.

[@nip3004]

Well that's a bit bigoted. If they are mentally ill it's a bit unfair to label them as evil.

[@IrishAnnie]

Child abuse.

[@joanmorgan5318]

@@nip3004 They're evil. That results in mental illness. I'm being gracious by calling them mentally ill. There's NO excuse for this behavior. This is child abuse and they need to be arrested. I would say all criminal behavior falls into the category of mental illness. Every offender is violating society's norms. Hiding behind mental illness does not excuse you from your crimes. Abusing children in this way while holding these trusted positions is heinous.

[@joanmorgan5318]

@@black-redpill3 Ah, but, "The righteous are as bold as lions.". "There is a time and a purpose for everything under heaven...a time to be born, a time to die, a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones together..."🤗💕🕯️

[@mark861]

God bless you sir 👍

[@josepontes3849]

Board should stop interrupting the right of that man defending his kids.

[@bretmartel7469]

You know they are straight forward and honest when they freel the need to silence anyone who dosent agree with them.

[@kenalderman40]

You take away God from the classrooms. It opens the door for these freaks and pedo's . Schools are being run by predators!! It also shows parents do not pay a lot of attention to their kids.

[@thelazy0ne]

Duh! 😌

[@steveinla8963]

I heard a lady in the store tell her friend that she thinks "school board members like these people should be tarred and feathered." Now that's a blast from the past.

[@nemodapimpfish]

Drawn and quartered

[@WillCamx]

That's too good for them.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

THAT would be great if we make sure it's recorded and made public.

[@davidmartin2056]

most of them know this stuff already!

[@realitycheck6333]

That sounds good to fill the Monday 8am slot for their week of public punishment and shaming, what should we schedule for 9am?

[@criptard]

This has gone way to far!

[@pamelaphillips2313]

It is going to take a lot of fathers like you and mothers also to stop this. I applaud you. The schools do not have the right to indoctrinate children.

[@kdkay4039]

They feel they have the RIGHT to silence ANYONE who does NOT believe their DELUSIONS! How have we fallen this far?!

[@benbirch2393]

Because people haven't taken PHYSICAL action for almost a century. There are zero repercussions

[@almaadams3631]

@@benbirch2393 Then we violate Google guidelines. CENSORSHIP! The Marxist Left and the Biden/Obama regime have declared war on awe the people. Any suggestion of answering their declaration is a VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY GUIDELINES. What community? The POS CCP? Why yes, exactly.

[@idid138]

They can't bring this stuff to light, they operate in darkness and behind closed doors. Our heads would spin if we truly knew. I know in my small town the school is treating kids as trans at school and hiding it from their parents. So it's probably happening everywhere.

[@mochiebellina8190]

Put your mask on and OBEY

[@thrasher930]

Enough people asked for it. Its as simple as that. The hilarity lies in that everything the "protected classes" are asking for are the very things their politicians will oppress them with in 10-20 years.

[@doctorgoldbud1321]

It's good to see we have one man in the room that has balls

[@dequariusvence8389]

3 men. The dad and the two that voted to let him read.

[@limerickman8512]

Not one , but two men, the one on the board as well who stood up for the father. The rest are cowards, who gives sexual predators free reign to abuse kids.

[@deker0954]

No their wives brow beat them into going. You just know it. Did he take his kids out of school if it's such a dire situation?

[@nobodyisprfct]

I guess Alaska is to high to care? Shouldn't that room be filled? Where the hell is the strong leadership? This video seems to show the public has a lack of confidence in the State process.

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

shout out to men w nuts, thanks men

[@lordlord9797]

Everyone who said to cut off a parent vote them out.

[@micheledefazio5482]

That school board should be banned from serving. Unreal!

[@sev7463]

4:42 "The distribution of indecent and pornographic material to minors is a Class C felony". Finally, someone said it. I haven't heard any people bring up the fact that this is illegal, except this parent. If I expose a minor to sexual content, I could (and should) face jail time. Where's the jail time for the people who bring in these books to our children?

[@drekenproductions]

its the end of the world.

[@cristela4034]

@d a r l i n g J o The dad was reading a book that teach how to sext, there's no context where that's appropriate reading material for kids.

[@freonsp]

​@@cristela4034exactly

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

A story is a gray area the book he was reading was basically a insruction guide to engage in sexual activity

[@40KoopasWereHere]

@d a r l i n g J o If you can't tell what context this fits into then unfortunately you're part of the problem. This *really isn't the right situation to be playing devil's advocate.

[@amichaels1871]

LOVE how UNCOMFORTABLE he was making them all feel...ESPECIALLY after he mentioned he'd been to the POLICE DEPT..🙂❤️

[@Iliek]

None of them were uncomfortable besides the old man who spoke up in his defense. The rest were arrogant and felt untouchable.

[@michelecarter3377]

LET THIS MAN SPEAK …. A BUNCH OF EVILNESS

[@helbergalinda9141]

We need part 2 to this

[@2380Shaw]

That part he mentioned the local police chief informed him that basically the school board committed a felony distributing pornographic books to minors. You could almost hear their hearts skipping a beat and the sweat falling off their foreheads

[@czikkanhardt4750]

You mean you could almost hear them stifling their laughter? On this issue, they're untouchable. The grooming order comes down directly from the would-be "President". Nothing will change.

[@Rashomon69]

@@czikkanhardt4750 - Yes. I won’t hold my breath for Justice. Nothing will happen to these people.

[@failegion7828]

@@czikkanhardt4750 Pretty sure they're untouchable due to the issue not being directly their fault. Though it is disgusting that their response isn't, "We thank you for bringing this to our attention and are distressed that such material slipped through our vetting process. X can make some calls to review the noted materials and any closely associated with the author and or subject that we possess in our school libraries." At the very least it's amazing how terrible they are at public relationships. Even if they don't care, they should pretend that they do... at the very least that would be better self-preservation.

[@thedynamicsolo4232]

He should prosecute. That book in the 1980's would have been in a porn shop. Sick.

[@RatatRatR]

@@thedynamicsolo4232 It would? Really? Maybe the 1880s. What in his reading was pornographic? If young people are sending naked pictures around, telling them to blur their faces out of them actually seems like good advice, no? And do we think none of them would ever think of the idea of naked pictures if this book didn't give it to them?

[@robindobbins499]

Wow! I’m appalled at the lack of responsibility of this school board (except maybe a couple of them who were trying to be responsible and fair) and the lack of respect of those they represent. I don’t live in this school district, nor do I have a child in school, but this really struck a nerve. It’s time for a new school board election, because most of these people are not worthy of making discussions for children.

[@onlytruthmatters777]

The problem is that this is more than likely not the only school that has board members like this that are more concerned about being woke for the lgbtqi + than caring about the children.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

@@onlytruthmatters777 AGREED! Where do they find the authority, legal and moral, to meddle in the kids' lives that way? Allowing inappropriate books, pushing the trans garbage on children who have not reached the legal age of consent. They are HARMING CHILDREN, NOT HELPING THEM!

[@gbennett58]

This is what happens when people go to vote and don't know anything about the candidates.

[@realitycheck6333]

@@jeffryblackmon4846 I am not a deeply religious person, but I've always believed in the importance of the moral teachings from religion that have framed this country. We are seeing the result of people who do not. They've replaced religion with ideology, they've replaced God with themselves, they've replaced morality with agendas, and most importantly they've replaced truth with power. The lines that we think won't be crossed no longer exist to them, and as we can all see from this exchange, they literally could not care less how we feel about that.

[@edwardcoss6574]

@@realitycheck6333 "...they refused to acknowledge God in their knowledge, and He turned them over to their reprobate minds."

[@user-zz9gn2dc3l]

Just disgusting! I cannot believe there is any resistance to getting this material out of all schools!! It's criminal that it is in there!!

[@jonathanskube4365]

Bunch of groomers. Good for this guy.