Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, First Session (October 19, 2023). Serial No. 118-26
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| Title: | Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, First Session (October 19, 2023). Serial No. 118-26 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | US House of Representatives. Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education |
| Source: | US House of Representatives. 2024. |
| Availability: | US House of Representatives. Available from: US Government Printing Office. 732 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20401. Tel: 866-512-1800; Fax: 202-512-2104; Web site: http://www.house.gov |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 72 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, School Libraries, Media Selection, Instructional Material Evaluation, Library Materials, Library Policy, Hearings, School Safety, Student Welfare, Child Welfare, Child Safety, Government School Relationship, Legislators |
| Abstract: | This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine combating graphic, explicit content in school libraries to protect kids. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Aaron Bean, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and (2) Honorable Suzanne Bonamici, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Witness statements were presented by: (1) Lindsey Smith, Parent, Chapter Chair for Moms for Liberty; Dr. Jonathan Friedman, Director of Free Expression and Education Programs, PEN America; (2) Max Eden, Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; and (3) Megan Degenfelder, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wyoming Department of Education. Additional submissions include: (1) Ranking Member Bonamici: (a) Letter dated October 19, 2023, from the American Library Association (ALA); and (b) Letter dated October 17, 2023, from Penguin Random House; and (2) Honorable Virginia Foxx, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina: Statement dated October 19, 2023, from Nicole Solas. Responses to questions submitted for the record by: (1) Mr. Max Eden; (2) Dr. Jonathan Friedman; and (3) Mrs. Lindsey Smith. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED663703 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine combating graphic, explicit content in school libraries to protect kids. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Aaron Bean, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and (2) Honorable Suzanne Bonamici, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Witness statements were presented by: (1) Lindsey Smith, Parent, Chapter Chair for Moms for Liberty; Dr. Jonathan Friedman, Director of Free Expression and Education Programs, PEN America; (2) Max Eden, Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; and (3) Megan Degenfelder, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wyoming Department of Education. Additional submissions include: (1) Ranking Member Bonamici: (a) Letter dated October 19, 2023, from the American Library Association (ALA); and (b) Letter dated October 17, 2023, from Penguin Random House; and (2) Honorable Virginia Foxx, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina: Statement dated October 19, 2023, from Nicole Solas. Responses to questions submitted for the record by: (1) Mr. Max Eden; (2) Dr. Jonathan Friedman; and (3) Mrs. Lindsey Smith. |
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