Carroll County Board of Education member recent statement about the ongoing book review process

Carroll County Board of Education member Steve Whisler recent statement about the ongoing book review process in CCPS

On Friday October 20th Carroll County Board of Education member Steve Whisler published the following statement on social media:

As a school board member, I will defend students against anything contributing to their sexualization. To my great embarrassment, a group of parents discovered that school libraries held items with graphic and explicit sexual content. This material won’t raise a single SAT score, offer insight into a career specialty, or help someone learn about a technical trade.

I’ll never support giving students access to graphic images or content of sexual acts in books nor will I ever support instruction that teaches them how to engage in such activity. I won’t support images or text so controversial that even newspapers and media outlets cannot print or say them on-air because they violate FCC guidelines and very likely laws that prohibit disseminating such material to minors.

No student, regardless of how they identify or whom they love, should be subjected to sexualization. I insist that every employee maintain a professional relationship with students. There is no reason that students and staff should engage in any discussion of any person’s sexual preference or to whom they might be attracted.

https://carrollcountyobserver.com/2023/10/21/carroll-county-board-of-education-member-steve-whisler-recent-statement-about-the-ongoing-book-review-process-in-ccps/

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