Oklahoma Senate passes bill to restrict access to library books

[Nevilledog]

https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/oklahoma-senate-passes-bill-to-restrict-access-to-library-books/article_ea7eb616-bd1d-11ed-9c3d-239ba826b3fe.html

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would restrict access to materials in public and school libraries.

Senate Bill 397, by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, passed by a vote of 35-10 and now moves to the House for consideration.

Hamilton said the measure would organize library materials into age-appropriate categories using parental and community involvement. It addresses things that children are not supposed to be exposed to in a school setting, he said.

Materials categorized for no younger than high school juniors and seniors would be put in a restricted area in school libraries and public libraries. Students would be required to get parental or guardian consent in writing to access the items.

“Beginning July 1, 2024, no print or nonprint material or media in a school district library, charter school library or public library shall include content that the average person age 18 or older applying contemporary community standards would find (has) a prominent tendency to appeal to a prurient interest in sex,” the measure says.

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[Runningdawg]

1. Waiting for them to put the bible in both sections and watch the lawsuits roll in.

[Freethinker65]

2. So you can legally Fu$k at 16 in OK, but

You can't read a library book in OK about fu$king until you are over 18.

How old do you have to be in OK to buy a gun and read a library book about mass murders?

[SoCalDavidS]

4. And You Can't Smoke A Joint Either, At Any Age

[Initech]

3. Fucking MAGA Taliban assholes!!!

I'm so tired of this book banning bullshit. If there is a hell it waits for them!

[live love laugh]

5. The MAGA virus is spreading.. FL TX GA now OK ...

When’s the vaccine coming?

[SheltieLover]

6. Recently found t-shirt that reads: I survived reading banned books & all I got was smarter!

Buying in several colors!