Hearing set for bill that shields Alaska librarians who give kids sexually explicit books
Alaska State Senator Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) is working to ensure that public and school librarians are legally protected if they distribute sexually indecent materials to minors while on the
National watchdog lists 1,600 sexually explicit books in 80 Alaska schools
For Alaska, the website lists 14 school districts that contain 1,611 sexually explicit books across more than 80 separate
OPINION: Alaska’s students suffer when teachers lack basic moral clarity
The academic mindset - mocking parents, blurring moral lines, and inverting good and evil - shapes how universities prepare teachers, and how those ideas filter into Alaska
Fairbanks library staff recommend graphic LGBTQ sexuality books for kids
In order to promote gender-queer ideology throughout the month of June, employees at Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks have placed a prominent display of staff-recommended LGBTQ books for kids, teens and adults in celebration of so-called “Pride
Anchorage Library Director nominee coy in responses about controversial books, events
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has nominated Marjorie Harrison to serve as director of the city’s five libraries, which have been the source of heated controversy, protests, parental rights disputes and division for many years. On Feb. 28, Harrison
Alaska AG puts schools, libraries on notice regarding sexualization of minors
Alaska school districts and libraries that disseminate sexualized content, pornographic books or controversial sex-education material to minors have been officially put on notice by Attorney General Treg
Sen. Tobin blasts Alaskans as ‘repugnant’ and ‘bigoted’ for opposing sexualized library books
Sen. Tobin calls Alaskans’ effort to remove sexual library books ‘repugnant’ and
Leftist library group denounces unprecedented challenges to sex-themed children’s books
Leftist library group denounces unprecedented challenges to sexual children's
Mat-Su school library committee recommends removing 4 sex-themed books from schools
Mat-Su school library committee recommends removing 4 sex-themed books from
Citizens’ committee set to examine 1st round of controversial Mat-Su school library books
Citizens’ committee set to examine 1st round of controversial Mat-Su school library
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