I hope this gets thrown out swiftly. FFS what is wrong with these people?
As if the internet was not full of porn and horrible stuff FREELY available to everyone who can click “I am 18”.
But no, free acces to educational resources, that’s where the line should be drawn. God forbid kids get access to books for free.
They’re trying to shut down porn on the Internet, too. Didn’t Texas already effectively ban it because you have to provide ID verification now?
Texas “effectively” banned non abusive porn. You think that those abuse and rape porn sites care about yet another law broken? And that it effectively keeps people in Texas from seeing any of it?
The only thing banning porn does is benefit abusers.
The ban is yet another example of how out of touch the geriatrics are with technology. The only companies that would ever comply with the ban are American based websites that fear the reach of a u.s. government. In other words, that ban has about as much chance of actually banning porn as I do of stopping rain by yelling at the clouds. All it does is push people to weird foreign/non regulated sites with the weirdest shit imaginable on it. It’s literally doing the exact opposite of what’s intended.
Not to mention it is 100% avoidable if you just have a VPN…
Also it’s a good way to not support US based porn. Russian sites don’t give a shit how old you are.
I’m in Utah and I need a VPN to access porn sites. Even if the nation implements id verification requirements for viewing it, I’ll just set my VPN to Canada or something. It’s stupid
Bro no you don’t. I live in Salt Lake City and watch porn all the time, no VPN. The PornHub universe has pulled themselves from the state, but there is so much more than them.
Ryan Walters
Office of the Secretary of Education
State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Education:
In light of recent events involving Norman High School English Teacher Summer Boismier, I am asking the Oklahoma State Board of Education to revoke her teaching certificate immediately.
Upon review of the situation, the teacher resigned rather than face removal. There is no place for a teacher with a liberal political agenda in the classroom. Ms. Boismier’s providing access to banned and pornographic material to students is unacceptable and we must ensure she doesn’t go to another district and do the same thing. This action must be dealt with swiftly and with respect to all our kids and parents.
Teachers are one of our state’s greatest assets and it is unfortunate that one of them has caused such harm and shame for the entire profession. This type of behavior will not be tolerated in Oklahoma and I speak for parents across the state who are demanding swift and immediate action.
Kids first,
Ry Walter
Ryan Walters
Oklahoma Secretary of Education
I want to punch this guy in the face so much. Kids first…
Ms. Boismier’s providing access to banned and pornographic material to students is unacceptable and we must ensure she doesn’t go to another district and do the same thing.
Meanwhile cops get caught doing actual bad shit and just resign and go to the next county.
Jesus Christ that is a person that shouldn’t be anywhere near kids. How do we get him rightfully fired and blacklisted from being around children?
An Oklahoma teacher left her job after the state’s Secretary of Education accused her of giving students “banned and pornographic material.” The accusation came after Summer Boismier posted a QR code for the Brooklyn Public Library’s “Books UnBanned” program. It allows anyone 13 to 21 years old to access the library’s entire digital collection for free.
Links included in short article:
Bklyn Public Library source: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
Recognizing Two Years of Books Unbanned
In April 2022, Brooklyn Public Library joined those fighting for the rights of teens nationwide to read what they like, discover themselves, and form their own opinions. Inspired by the American Library Association’s Freedom to Read Statement, Books Unbanned is a response to an increasingly coordinated and effective effort to remove books from library shelves.
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- https://x.com/RyanWaltersSupt/status/1565115199547482112
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- Image to text: [Ryan Walters | Office of the Secretary of Education | State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Education:
In light of recent events involving Norman High School English Teacher Summer Boismier, I am asking the Oklahoma State Board of Education to revoke her teaching certificate immediately. Upon review of the situation, the teacher resigned rather than face removal. There is no place for a teacher with a liberal political agenda in the classroom. Ms. Boismier’s providing access to banned and pornographic material to students is unacceptable and we must ensure she doesn’t go to another district and do the same thing. This action must be dealt with swiftly and with respect to all our kids and parents.
Teachers are one of our state’s greatest assets and it is unfortunate that one of them has caused such harm and shame for the entire profession. This type of behavior will not be tolerated in Oklahoma and I speak for parents across the state who are demanding swift and immediate action.
Kids first, | Ryn Walter | Ryan Walters | Oklahoma Secretary of Education
State Capitol Building | 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 212 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 | 405.521.2342]
Teachers are one of our state’s greatest assets
We’re ranked 49th in education
Sure bud
Ah, but never forget that America has the best education system globally as dictated by American News Media.
So it may look bad on paper, but imagine living anywhere else. It’s so much worse!
USA! USA! USA!
As a porn watcher I think it’s ironic that most pornstars (and all hotwives I’ve seen) are from the South and toute a gun loving, right wing Texas personality. Meanwhile this secretary tries to protect kids from the leftist books.
I rarely look at the text of legislative bills, but how does some of this language wind up in binding laws?
“Harmful to minors” includes in its meaning the quality of any material or of any performance or of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, when it: (a) Appeals to the prurient interest of minors as judged by the average person, applying contemporary community standards;
Who the fuck is the “average person”? What the fuck are “contemporary community standards”? Realistically, I know it’s on purpose to give the courts leeway to apply the law loosely, but it’s still outrageous.
“average person” and “contemporary community standards” are in tons of court decisions. It’s not a simple definition, but any lawyer or judge in the US will be familiar with it.
The legalese phrases don’t bother me, it’s the declaration that anything that might arouse a teenager is harmful to them. That’s a fight against basic puberty biology they are going to lose, but hurt a lot of people in the battle.
This country is a nightmare. Just reinforces my desire to not have children. Not that I can afford them anyways.
I live in NJ and still had to deal with conservative teachers. They’re just more subtle about it then this. The liberal ones would dance around supporting Climate Change, but the conservatives ones would talk about how great things like US Military “Intervention” was or complain about welfare queens.