Broward County Public Schools removed a pornographic novel from its libraries this week after it was discovered at three different schools. The conservative parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty made the complaint. The book was entitled “Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being Human.”
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“Once we received a complaint, we initiated our review process of the material. During the review, the book will be removed from our schools,” a spokesman for the school district said, according to a report by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The book was discovered in the libraries of Fort Lauderdale High, Coral Glades High in Coral Springs, and Nova High in Davie.
According to publisher Penguin Random, the book is intended for high school-aged teenagers in 9th grade and up. The book’s description reads, “Covering relationships, friendships, gender, sexuality, anatomy, body image, safe sex, sexting, jealousy, rejection, sex education… the first in graphic novel form.”
Bryan Griffin, press secretary for Governor DeSantis, applauded the district for swiftly acting on the complaint. “Good. It is pornography.”
Before that, Griffin had raised alarm bells over the book, sharing some of the graphic images on Twitter. He stressed, “Pornography in the classroom is a real and ongoing issue.”
UPDATE: Pornography in the classroom is a real and ongoing issue. (This book found in Orange, Seminole counties)https://t.co/Qg9RnwjtkI
— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) February 14, 2023
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Several pages in the book encourage teens to watch internet porn and explore kink online. Instructions are provided on how to use sex toys.
“Let’s Talk About It is the go-to handbook for every teen,” the description reads.
The book is one of several pornographic titles discovered in Florida schools this week. According to members of the governor’s communications team, the books “Gender Queer” and “It’s Perfectly Normal” were also recently pulled from school library shelves for containing graphic and age-inappropriate subject matter.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis addressed the removals and reiterated that federal and state law prohibits adults from providing children with pornographic material.
“I can tell you, with our curriculum transparency, our parents are concerned if you’re in sixth grade and you’re able to access a book that has pornographic acts depicted,” DeSantis told reporters. “And you have seen that across the country. Go read books like ‘Gender Queer’ and see what’s in there. It’s inappropriate. We’ve armed parents with the ability to object to that, and we’re making sure we’re having education, not indoctrination. Any time you hear about something that sounds so outlandish, understand that they’re manufacturing that to create a narrative.”
Critics of the DeSantis administration have accused the governor of stifling education. Some have gone as far as to compare the removal of pornographic material in classrooms to the book burnings of Nazi Germany. DeSantis addressed those critics.
“Nobody justifies it,” DeSantis said, suggesting that he may hold a presentation soon to show parents specifically what is in the removed books. “There will not be one person that says this stuff should stay in. Having young kids engaging in sex acts? You’re going to compare that to a biography of Roberto Clemente? Give me a break.”
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A Wednesday report by the Daily Signal showed that 87% of books removed from Florida schools since September contained pornographic, violent, or age-inappropriate content, according to data from the state’s Department of Education. Out of 175 books removed from Florida schools, 164 were removed from media centers, not classrooms.
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