HB374S1 - Prohibits Pornography in Utah School Libraries

2/22/2022

3 Comments

CALL TO ACTION

Schools should PROTECT KIDS - not porn!
Help get porn out of schools by emailing
your reps to "VOTE YES on HB0374"

FIND YOUR REP HERE

Attend the committee meeting
Thursday 8AM (Feb 24) to show your support for this legislation.
Senate Bldg, Room 20

Why is HB374 needed?

Read HB374 Here

Utah Parents are deeply concerned that materials portraying and depicting “sexually explicit conduct” as well as “sexual conduct” as defined in the Utah Criminal Code (UCA 76-5b-103 and 76-10-1201) are currently found in books and materials in K-12 schools throughout the state.

WARNING EXPLICIT CONTENT:
Please visit the website www.StopUtahPorn.com.
You will be able to see for yourself examples of “Sensitive Materials” located in Utah’s K-12 schools.

SEE WHAT HAS BEEN
FOUND IN UTAH SCHOOL LIBRARIES

What does HB374 do?

HB374 prohibits from Utah’s K-12 schools all materials that describe or depict“sexually explicit conduct” as defined in Utah’s Criminal Code (Sexual Exploitation) 76-5b-103 and “sexual conduct” as defined in Utah’s Criminal Code (Pornography) 76-10-1201.
Excludes approved health curriculum under 53G-10-402, medical courses, and other materials specifically exempted by the state board.
Requires the state board to consult with the Utah Attorney General’s office to provide guidance and training to schools regarding what constitutes “sensitive materials” under HB374 which are prohibited from Utah K-12 schools.
Requires the state board and LEAs to report to the Education and Government Operations Interims Committees at or before the November interim meetings on rules and policies to implement HB374.

BILL NAME:	HB374
BILL SPONSOR:	Rep. Ivory, Ken
BILL LANGUAGE/STATUS:	https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0374.html

3 Comments

Emily Atkinson

8/2/2022 07:56:27 am

I hope you also review the Bible as there is an abundance of incest and rape contained within its pages that are far more harmful than anything on your anti “porn” list.

Jennifer M.

11/11/2022 07:04:22 pm

The Bible also isn't read in school.

There are laws that prohibit showing pornographic material to children and even punishable by law... then why would this be permissible in schools?

Some of the material found in Utah schools is very explicit... we're not talking about normal sex education. There's a link above with the "explicit warning" to see exactly what has been found in Utah schools.

Susan Trav

8/2/2022 10:25:39 am

School librarians are professionals (Master of Library and Information Science) and certified. They select material relevant to age groups. You are not qualified to decide what goes into a library. As well, many children are addicted to pornography from what they find on the World Wide Web. Librarians teach your children how to discern credible information. You are looking in the wrong direction.