I've checked and several of these books are available at the Frederick County Public Library. Probably most of them are. Once a book is at the public library, what is the point of NOT allowing it in the high school library?

Everyone should know by now: if you want people to read a book, ban it, and watch how people race to get their hands on it. Same principle operates if you say a book is for "mature teens"; all the fourteen year olds will make be beeline for it.

Cindy Rose is just driving young people's interest in these books - and I say, great, thank heavens they are reading!

Should be in the public... currently on a textbook review committee reviewing 6 sociology books for a selection of one to be used next year for the elective course for juniors and seniors in FCPS. Our review committee is made up of some parents, teachers, FCPS staff and others...

The Fourth Estate is doing their job...they know Democracy Dies in the Darkness.

Again I wonder did anyone at FCPS think these book banning committees all the way through to the end....did they forget about The Fourth Estate? The Fourth Estate is tenacious and will not let democracy die in the darkness. The open meetings act complaint is just the beginning.....

Jillian, interesting that this topic is when the FNP chose to submit a complaint. FCPS does this occasionally, such as with the District Committee on Assessment which invited parents to participate through a "lottery" process and holds the meetings behind closed doors.

If I ever won the lottery I’d build a free library with all banned books next to the school just to piss off Cindy Rose and her ilk.

No amount of logic and reason will change the actions of Cindy Rose and those like her across America.

Most of them are fully aware that kids are exposed to pornography very young, as early as elementary school.

They know that the books they are complaining about will have zero negative effect on the kids that read them.

Their goal is simply to tweak the libs, make a political point, and jerk everyone around -- just because they can.

Once a book is in the library, it has presumably passed the scrutiny of responsible adults so there should be no need for these time-consuming challenges. If challenges continue to be allowed, a book review should require *several* complaints, not just one.

It is outrageous that ONE person (Rose) can cause all of this effort to be expended.

Why must the meetings be rescheduled? What constitutes an open meeting? Would live streaming or uploading a recording of the meeting be considered compliance?

Well done! 4th Estate showing chops! Jillian - A+ for your civic chops. Superb.

This is how ridiculous this ban the books nonsense is……

Report: Young teens are stumbling across porn. Here’s how they are finding it

Madeline Holcombe

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN

Published 8:38 AM EST, Tue January 10, 2023

CNN

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Families waiting to talk about pornography until their children are teenagers should move up that schedule, according to a new report.

The average that kids first reported being exposed to online porn was 12, according to a new Common Sense Media survey of more than 1,300 teens ages 13 to 17.

Fifteen percent first saw porn when they were 10 years old or younger, according to the report.

GO Jillian!!!!!!!!

The OMCB exists for just this reason. And big points for an FNP reporter using all legal means to do her job. Well done.

(Next stop … the Maryland Public Information Act ;))