NH Superintendents: PORN for KIDS YES, Wristbands for Adults NO

by
Ann Marie Banfield

This is a reminder that Superintendents throughout New Hampshire are not willing to remove pornographic books from the school library. However, in Bow, their Superintendent is willing to stop a parent from wearing a wristband with XX written on it. This is the state of public education in New Hampshire.

If you are not familiar with what happened in BOW recently, you can get the full story here. You will read how Marcy Kelley, the Superintendent in Bow (SAU67) issued a no-trespassing order against two dads who wore pink wristbands with XX written on them. Their daughters’ both play on the Bow soccer team and were going to play against another team with a transgender student on the team. Many parents across the country are concerned about their daughters playing sports against biological males due, to the severe injuries some of the girls have experienced. These parents decided to wear the pink wristbands expressing their support for girls only sports. They were then punished for expressing their political viewpoint. This will most likely result in a lawsuit against the school district for violating their free speech rights.

The irony is that these same administrators will do nothing to stop the pornography that is now available to children in the school library. Parents have taken examples of pornographic content available to their children through the school library apps to school administrators across the state. Superintendents have refused to do anything about it. You can read about that here.

You can also watch a video from a father who heldup a poster of X-rated pictures at a public meeting. The adults running the meeting then demand that he put the poster down. Isn’t it ironic that they are willing to give kids pornography in school, but don’t you dare show this pornographic content to adults at a public meeting!

A lobbyist from the New Hampshire School Administrators Association (NHSAA) OPPOSED legislation prohibiting schools from making pornographic content available to children. Esther Asbell, Superintendent of SAU16 (easbell@sau16.org), is the Executive Director of the NHSAA. Why were they opposing good legislation that will protect our children from pornography and child sex trafficking?

Sydney Leggett, from the NHSAA Equity Committee, essentially says that students have a right to access pornographic materials in the school. This Bill would infringe upon their rights and deny them access to porn and materials that show them how to connect with sexual predators. You can listen to her here. (1:08:00) Where is the NHSAA speaking on behalf of free speech rights for parents?

Take a look at your school budget as it will be presented to you at the upcoming budget meeting. Take a look at the dues you pay to the NHSAA. Either you pay dues through the budget, or it’s possible you pay dues in your Superintendent’s contract. Either way, taxpayers fund this lobbying group that lobbies for your children to access pornography at school. Yet these same people are no where to be found when parents have their free speech shut down.

Oh the Irony!!






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  • Ann Marie Banfield

    Ann Marie Banfield has been researching education reform for over a decade and actively supports parental rights, literacy and academic excellence in k-12 schools. You can contact her at: banfieldannmarie@gmail.com

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