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View obscene and harmful books located in NC schools North Carolina Book Locations Choose your school district to see book locations. If you don't see your district, contact us. We could use your help. You must be 18 years of age to view the links on district pages. DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT RATING SCALE CONTENT RATING SCALE Alamance-Burlington School System Alexander County Schools Asheboro City and Randolph County Schools Asheville City Schools Buncombe County Schools Burke County Public Schools Cabarrus County Schools Caldwell County Schools Carteret County Schools Catawba County Schools Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Chatham County Schools Cleveland County Schools Cumberland County Schools Davidson County Schools and Lexington City Schools Durham Public Schools Edenton- Chowan County Schools Franklin County Schools Gaston County Schools Guilford County Schools Harnett County Schools Henderson County Schools Iredell-Statesville Schools Jackson County Schools Johnston County Schools Lee County Schools Macon County Schools McDowell County Schools Moore County Schools Mooresville Graded School District Nash County Public Schools New Hanover County Schools Onslow County Schools Orange County Schools Pender County Schools Perquimans County Schools Person County Schools Pitt County Schools Rutherford County Schools Surry County Schools and Mount Airy City Schools Swain County. Schools Transylvania County Schools Wake County Public Schools Wilson County Schools Winston Salem/ Forsyth County Schools ACTION STEPS Contact

The War on Children. The Comprehensive Sexuality Education Agenda ( Spanish Subtitle) Liberating Libraries from Porn, South Dakota This video is very explicit. Cut the volume down if near children. WATCH: The Most Compelling Argument Against Tech In Schools | Sophie Winkleman Sweden is the first country to kick ed tech out of the classroom.

The Pavement Education Project is a nonpartisan initiative to educate North Carolinians by informing, engaging, and mobilizing communities for positive change in education. NC school district listings of inappropriate or obscene books found in the library and through apps are on the website. Watch how explicit books adversely impacted Megan. Review the Proposed Education and Family Legislation introduced in 2025 Informing, engaging, and mobilizing communities for positive change in education EXPOSED EXPOSED EXPOSED EXPOSED Children in NC are being exposed to alternate gender concepts through a variety of mediums in public school. The Parents Bill of Rights protects children in grades K-4 but not beyond. Even though Trump's Executive Order identifies only two genders, children continue to be indoctrinated with ideas that do not align with most families. If you believe your child has been a victim, please contact us. CONTACT US READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE READ MORE Diversity, equity, and inclusion Diversity, equity, and inclusion Diversity, equity, and inclusion Diversity, equity, and inclusion Some citizens doubt the existence of DEI in NC schools. Currently, it is present in several formats. Professional development for staff has focused on DEI in a mostly unsuccessful effort to close achievement gaps. The NC Report Cards 2023-2024 show a state with many districts in decline. Using other state data sources, student achievement has been in steady decline. What does it look like in the classroom? Ask any teacher about student behavior. Too many students are disruptive, disrespectful, and aggressive to peers and teachers. NC data supports that claim. Most teachers we talk with are frustrated with the lack of support from administration and sometimes parents. As indicated in the WCPSS Pathway to Excellence + Equity documents, system administrators claim there is 'overrepresentation of students by race, ethnicity, or gender in discipline and suspension referrals.' With this belief, administrators may feel they were not able to support teachers like they should or risk losing funding or even their jobs. The increase in the number of reported teacher assaults is unacceptable. We have no idea how many go unreported. With so many disruptions in the classroom, academic studies suffer. If you are a parent, you may have Executive Orders...Many Affecting Education How will state and local leaders respond? LINK View the academic achievement of North Carolina students here. Choose the county, then the district. You may view academics as far back as 2015. 2023-2024 NC School Proficiency Take a closer look at WCPSS School Progress Reports The NC Parents' Bill of Rights NC Parents' Bill of Rights SL 2023-106.enumerates the rights of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their minor children. Enacted July 16, 2023. Effective August 15, 2023. What School Board Policy Changes Have Been Made in Your Child's District? Some NC school districts post the Parents Bill of Rights on the district webpage. Some districts do not post it anywhere. Even worse, some are writing board policy in direct conflict with the Parents Bill of Rights. Do your diligence and ask how your schools are adhering to policies regarding parent notification and the restriction of sexual identity concepts or materials before 4th grade. Contact us if you see violations. GO REPORT INCIDENTS Stop the Viewing of Sexually Inappropriate Material on Public School Devices We need your help to stop North Carolina schools from ignoring the harm being done to innocent children when they access adult websites on school devices. This is happening in the classroom, on the bus and at home. Please take a few minutes to hear from one mom’s experience in Wake County. See the blog: Pornography on School-Issued Device If you know of a family that has been impacted by this issue, please have them contact us . With enough complaints, legal action might proceed. It’s time to hold the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the Board of Education, and District School Boards accountable for violating obscenity laws and for not protecting minors from sexual content on school devices. Contact/Join Our Team

North Carolina Statutes regarding material harmful to minors. NC STATE STATUTES 2025 Proposed Legislation Related to Education and Children Bill Number/Name URL Link Purpose Status Sponsor HB 636 Promoting Wholesome Content for Students https://tinyurl.com/467yjh6w Process to ensure harmful content not made available to minors, process for parents et al to report violations and punishment Filed N. Jackson; Biggs; Willis; Balkcom (Primary) Almond; Arp; Branson; Kidwell HB 595 Parental Rights for Curriculum and Books https://tinyurl.com/yc2a94k9 Create standard course for health education, library book selection, prohibit harmful content for books and libraries and teaching materials, repositories for instructional materials Filed Torbett; Blackwell (Primary) Clampitt HB 83 Revise Laws Governing Minors https://tinyurl.com/44vpac7n Create standard course for health education, library book selection, prohibit harmful content for books and libraries and teaching materials, repositories for instructional materials Filed Torbett; Blackwell (Primary) Clampitt SB 442 Parents Protection Act https://tinyurl.com/yk8ykb3e Parents who do not socially transition a child are not abusive; helps those who may want to adopt Passed Senate (1 reading) Burgin; Galey; Sawrey (Primary) Daniel; Hise; Jones; Moffitt; B. Newton; Sanderson SB 55 Student Use of Wireless Communication Devices https://tinyurl.com/59a2wxf4 Resolving Senate and House differences: all wireless devices vs. only cell phones Passed Senate (3 readings) Passed House (1 reading) e (1 reading) Lee; Burgin; Barnes (Primary) Adcock; Alexander; Brinson; Chaudhuri; Daniel; Galey; Hanig; Jones; McInnis; Moffitt; Mohammed; Overcash; Robinson SB 516 Women’s Safety and Protection Act https://tinyurl.com/yzvftbvh Define 2 genders, protect females in bathrooms and protect females in overnight school field trips Passed Senate (1 reading) Sawyer; Overcash (Primary) Barnes; Brinson; Daniel; Hanig; Hise; Jarvis; Sanderson SB 227 Eliminating DEI in Public Education https://tinyurl.com/467yjh6w Remove DEI content in schools, including instructional content and administrative practices Passed Senate (3 readings) Passed House (1 reading) Berger; Lee; Overcash (Primary) Alexander; Barnes; Brinson; Britt; Burgin; Corbin; Craven; Daniel; Ford; Galey; Hanig; Hise; Hollo; Jackson; Jarvis; Johnson; Jones; Lazzara; McInnis; Moffitt; B. Newton; P. Newton; Rabon; Sanderson; Sawrey; Sawyer; Settle North Carolina General Assembly Parents and Guardians send their children to school with expectations that they will receive a good education, and have access to appropriate materials and texts. They also expect an environment in which their child's physical and mental health is protected. Content defined as obscene is now included in libraries and classrooms by North Carolina Statute § 14-190.13. Content may show graphic images or have descriptions of sexual acts. Please take note of North Carolina Statute § 14-190.15. It allows a defense for schools, libraries, and museums to have a pass. No one ever thought such inappropriate literature would appear within the walls of a school. Furthermore , some book titles appear to be in violation of the newly ratified SB 49: The Parents' Bill of Rights. § 115C-76.55. of SB 49 addresses the requirement for age-appropriate instruction for grades kindergarten through fourth grade. It states that " instruction on gender identity, sexual activity, or sexuality shall not be included in the curriculum provided in grades kindergarten through fourth grade, regardless of whether the information is provided by school personnel or third parties." It also prohibits the use of inappropriate inappropriate core and supplementary materials. Look at your child's school district and school on this website to see if there are inappropriate materials available to your child. Some books and materials available in schools may be in violation of NC General Statute 115C-81.30. Reproductive Health and Safety Education. This content and subject matter may lead children to question their own sexual identity. *The NC Department of Education is currently updating healthy living standards for K-8th grade. The PEP team is monitoring their work to make sure it is true to North Carolina Statutes. The Pavement Education Project team working with concerned citizens have identified a selection of books believed to be in violation of North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14. Criminal Law § 14-190.1. Obscene literature and exhibitions. Other North Carolina General Statutes regarding Materials Harmful to Minors. Read Subchapter VII Offenses Against Public Morality and Decency Article 26 for the entire statute, definitions, and related offenses toward minors. Contact your legislators with your concerns related to this statute and the intent of the law. The PEP website shows books, book lists, and related information under the BOOKS tab. North Carolina school districts, books, and links to excerpts are shown under the LOCATIONS tab. If you are interested in assisting with book searches in your NC school district, we can help you get started. Book banning is not the focus, but the appropriateness of such books in a public school setting is questionable. OTHER IMPORTANT NC STATUTES Recently ratified SB 808: An Act to Prohibit Gender Transition Procedures for MinorsGender Transition for Minors limits medical transitioning procedures or to prescribe, provide, or dispense puberty-blocking drugs or cross-sex hormones to a minor. The statute makes provision for children that have disorders, under treatments for a variety of medical maladies, or suffer physiological abnormalities. The statute outlines penalties for violation of the statute. HOUSE BILL 574: Fairness in Women's Sports Act also became law. It will "prohibit male students from playing on middle school, high school, or collegiate athletics teams designated for females, women, or girls". It also will "require a student's sex to be recognized solely based on reproductive biology and genetics at birth for purposes of athletic participation." Changes in laws affecting charter schools were enacted in HB 219: The Charter School Omnibus. It clarifies requirements of charter application and renewal. It addresses enrollment in low performing schools. Admittance of out of state students and children of military families are also outlined. EDUCATION-K-12 House Standing Comm EDUCATION-K-12 Senate Comm CONTACT/JOIN OUR TEAM

Social Gender Transition by Schools This document is intended to be used complete and unaltered. Any edits or modifications should be approved with the Pavement Education Project beforehand to maintain the intended message and integrity of the content. DOWNLOADABLE TEXT This document is intended to be used complete and unaltered. Any edits or modifications should be approved with the Pavement Education Project beforehand to maintain the intended message and integrity of the content. CONTACT/JOIN US The Pavement Education Project is a non-profit 501(c)(4).

Steps to protect your children, Challenge book forms, addressing your concerns with the school board, groups with similar interests WHAT CAN I DO? TAKE ACTION. Protect your Child From Harmful Content Challenge a Book Address the School Board OPT Out of Reproductive Health Lessons Join our Team Groups Concerned About Education in NC OPT Out of APPS Linked to ebooks REPORT INCIDENTS of Students Accessing PORN on School Devices What is Social and Emotional Learning? CONTACT/ JOIN OUR TEAM

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Is Your Child Exposed to Explicit and Inappropriate Materials at School? Parents should check their child's school library for their participation in Banned Books Week activities. Some members of school staff are promoting books that should be restricted from minors and many would meet the definition of obscene material as described by NC state statute . Check the book reports posted on our partner site Rated Books . Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe All Boys Aren't Blue by George Johnson This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Tricks by Ellen Hopkins The Pavement Education Project supports the selection of appropriate materials for students. Check the locations page to see reports on books that are in many school districts in North Carolina. BOOK LOCATIONS/SCHOOLS North Carolina Association Encourages Banned Book Week This is a copy of a letter that the North Carolina School Library Media Association. Read about the various ways media specialists can celebrate Banned Books Week with public school students. NCSLMA Members, Banned Books Week is this week, September 22-28! Please explore THIS INFOGRAPHIC for some ideas on how you can celebrate with your students. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to an uptick in book challenges faced by libraries, bookstores, and schools. No one could have ever imagined that number would continue to grow to the frightening level we have seen during the past few years. We celebrate this week every year to help our students and patrons understand the importance of tolerance, respect, representation, and diversity in the printed words that surround us. Celebrating our right to read looks different for different levels. We hope some of these resources help you find an appropriate way to celebrate with your students! Here are a few things to consider as you plan: Rather than focusing on book bans, celebrating lower elementary students’ right to read might look more like a celebration of variety in your library collection. What if one day is all about the books in your library that feature the word “blue” in the title? Maybe another day is all about schools as a setting? And maybe yet another day is all about books that feature a bear as the main character? Displays, signage, and props can make it a great week to show off the collection! Upper elementary students might benefit from displays that showcase the gender, cultural, and racial diversity in your collection. Let them see themselves featured in a colorful display of awesome books! Middle school is ready to broach the subject of book banning. A display of age-appropriate, frequently challenged books can spark wonderfully complex discourse. They’ve got good questions. Answer them. For obvious reasons, the highest number of challenges are aimed at young adult books. They are most likely to feature the themes, characters, and events that some parents, administrators, and school boards find uncomfortable. That is understandable, and it also makes high school the perfect place to let students take the lead with Banned Books Week. Let them research the challenges and the whys. Let them choose the best way to showcase the books. Let them talk about the policies we have in place to ensure quality, appropriate literature for them. Let them ask you why you do -- and do not -- have certain titles in your collection. Then let them talk to the adults in their lives about all of it. There is a lot of uncertainty in our profession these days. There are a lot of distractions and extra responsibilities that sometimes make us forget why we wanted to become librarians. Banned Books Week can be a week to get back to one of the coolest parts of our jobs – helping students discover the freedom that can be found within the pages of a book. Happy Banned Books Week 2024! Sincerely, Lucy Wilcox NCSLMA Advocacy & Governance Director lucywilcox@ncslma.org Check these NC School Websites, Links, and videos Durham County School Guilford County School American Library Association Bannedbooksweek.org Wake County School Books can take children on new and exciting adventures, inspire them, and challenge them to be the best they can be. Books should be safe and developmentally appropriate, specially selected to support the curriculum and interest levels of the students. If you believe a book is unsuitable for children at your child's school, you should contact the school administrators. You will be able to challenge the book and it's placement in your child's school. We encourage you to also reach out to your legislators with your concerns. In our experience, some schools and districts are more responsive to parents than others. Legislators have it within their power to pass legislation protecting children that includes enforcement which is sorely needed in NC statute. Contact us/ Join our Team

Follow the action steps to protect your child from harmful content. STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD FROM INAPPROPRIATE LITERATURE 1. Monitor your child's reading assignments. Parents may request alternate materials if the text is objectionable or in conflict with your religious or moral beliefs. Your child's grades and standing should not be affected. 2. Know what your child is choosing from the media center and choosing on ebook apps. Our searches identify books in school libraries but not all the ebooks available through Destiny Follett. Libby, Sora, NC Cardinal, and NC Kids Digital Library. View links at the bottom of the page. Learn more about NC Cardinal, NC Kids Digital Library, and Sora on the READING, BOOKS, AND MORE page. 3. EMAIL the teacher, Principal and School Board Representative with your concerns about the materials your child is expected to read or use. An email provides a written record of your concerns and requests. Phone calls or written notes do not. 4. EMAIL your Representative and Senator about what you see happening in your child's school and/or district. We have been told that an email is more meaningful, provides a record, and carries more weight than a phone call. View links at the bottom of the page. Know Your School District Policies View Many School District Policies and Policy Changes Through the Online Webhosting Services of the NCBCA. The North Carolina School Board Association (NCSBA) provides online web hosting for many of North Carolina's school boards. It offers services such as manual updates and evaluations. It is a member organization. What policy changes have been made in North Carolina to help districts follow the Parents' Bill of Rights directive that took effect in January 2024? Click here to for easy access to many district policy manuals. Challenge a Book Understand that book banning is not PEP's goal, however we have become increasingly aware of books and materials with sexually inappropriate texts and gender concepts are available to minors in school libraries and in some classrooms. Books that contain extreme violence, self- harm, suicide, and horror are also making there way into schools. You have a right as a parent to challenge inappropriate instructional and supplementary materials placed in your child's school whether it be in a media center, part of a classroom library, used for instructional purposes, or part of an assignment. The Process Reconsideration of Instructional Materials First - Print and complete the REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FORM from your child's school district. It may be found online at the school or school district website. If it isn't, contact the Principal or Media Specialist at the school. Letter and Artifacts Second - Write a personal letter to the Principal explaining your thinking. Submit your letter, the Request for Reconsideration form, and book artifacts such as photos, chapter, and page references with objectionable material BY EMAIL. Email will provide you a paper trail if needed. Principals and Review Committees Lastly - After the Principal's review, hopefully your book will be out of circulation or use. If not,the challenge will go through a series of committee reviews. The number and make up of the review committees will be directed by school board policy. In many districts it is SB policy 3210. It will be most likely be composed of school personnel, librarian, and parents. Ask who will be on the committee. They should read and review the book just as you did. Check back on their progress weekly. Now What? If the book is approved to remain on the shelves, continue to ask school personnel to send your book challenge to the next level, which will likely be a school board committee. If you do not receive the decision you wanted, contact your district Superintendent, State Superintendent, the NC Board of Education and legislators. Email them with your documents and steps you have taken to change the situation. Address the School Board with Your Concerns Most schools have an online sign up process for comment. Check the Board's website. The process in some districts takes place on location before the meeting begins. Check it out a few days before you plan to speak. You may be asked whether you will be responding to items on the agenda or policy changes. Observe a board meeting to learn how the meeting is structured. Most school boards allow 2-3 minutes for public comment. Prepare your remarks with that in mind. Its not typical for the Board to ask or answer questions during Public Comment time. State your key idea or point. Preparing facts and statistics are helpful. So are personal stories. Be confident, this is your school district and you have every right to be heard even if others present do not agree with you. OPT IN or OPT OUT of Reproductive Health Lessons Parents currently have the option to opt out from human sexuality instruction for their children. Schools will usually have you opt in or out of instruction when you register your child for school, or they will send home forms throughout the year for special programs, or training events. You must OPT OUT as of this posting. Anti-bullying, mental health, family diversity, social emotional learning (SEL) and sex education trainings are pathways of influence with your child. Opt out of everything or pull your child out of school during these instructional times when such material is being presented. Unless you have reviewed the curriculum and materials, parents have no way of knowing what is actually being taught and some curriculums approved for use in North Carolina are not faithfully following state statutes for NC children. Do you know what comprehensive sex education really is all about? Take a look at the graphics to learn just a few concepts and values that of some CSE programs. from Siecus There are many curriculums that North Carolina school districts may choose for their students. The Parents' Bill of Rights prevents sexual instruction before grade 4. See PBR for complete text. There are many curriculums that are not in compliance with North Carolina State Statutes. Opt Out or wait to Opt In until you have thoroughly inspected all materials and digital resources that students may access. SL SESSION LAW 2023-106 SENATE BILL 49 49 § 115C-76.25.Parent legal rights for their child's education. (a) Parents have legal rights with regards to their child's education, including the following: (1) The right to consent or withhold consent for participation in reproductive health and safety education programs, consistent with the requirements of G.S. 115C-81.30. (2) The right to seek a medical or religious exemption from immunization requirements, consistent with the requirements of G.S. 130A-156 and G.S. 130A-157. Stop the Viewing of Sexually Inappropriate Material on Public School Devices. REPORT INCIDENTS. We need your help to stop North Carolina schools from ignoring the harm being done to innocent children when they access adult websites on school devices. This is happening in the classroom, on the bus and at home. Please take a few minutes to hear from one mom’s experience in Wake County. See the blog: Pornography on School-Issued Device If you know of a family that has been impacted by this issue, please have them contact us . With enough complaints, legal action might proceed. It’s time to hold the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the Board of Education, and District School Boards accountable for violating obscenity laws and for not protecting minors from sexual content on school devices. OTHER GROUPS CONCERNED ABOUT EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA Our Mission Activities Overview: Empower and unify member teachers to provide unbiased sound content and to improve public school quality and literacy; provide affordable tutoring and online courses. Pender County Concerned Citizens- CONTACT US

Books read and recommended for all ages. Classic and contemporary books. Books We Love These are some of our favorite books. These clean reads help us to understand the trials and tribulations of our fellow man (or woman). Some are self help books. Some books are merely for entertainment. If you have a favorite you think should be on our list, let us know. This is a new page and we will be adding books weekly! Check back to find a new favorite! Amazon Links Books We Read and Loved OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL READS Click on a photo to link to Amazon. Your purchase will support our work. Animal Farm by George Orwell The Crucible by Arthur Miller Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Frankenstein: the 1818 Text by Mary Shelley The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien Lord of the Flies by William Golding Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1984 by George Orwell The Pearl by John Steinbeck The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway The Patriot's History Reader : Essential Documents for Every American by Larry Schweikart, Michael Allen, and Dave Dougherty The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Warrior's Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High by Melba Pattillo Beals Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte You Have a Brain A Teen's Guide to T.H.I.N.K. B.I.G. by Dr Ben Carson Load More Amazon Links MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSICS Click on the image to link to Amazon for a purchase. All purchases support our effort. The American Experience Storybook by Stephanie Meter NOT AVAILABLE ON AMAZON The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Author) Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis Joni: An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada Little Britches by Ralph Moody Number the Stars by Lois Lowry The Phantom Tollbook by Norton Juster The Prince and The Pauper by Mark Twain Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne Up From Slavery by Booker T Washington The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Curtis Load More Amazon Links Excellent Reads for 3rd-5th Grade Students Smoky Mountain Survival (The Campground Kids: National Park Adventures) Book 2 by C R Fulton Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing the Trees by Jim Arnosky The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander Goodnight, Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian Green Ember by S D Smith, Illustrated by Zach Franzen The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes (author) & Andrew Davidson (illustrator) Joey: How a Blind Rescue Horse Helped Others Learn to See by Jennifer Marshall Bleakley Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Little Kid Who Can by Terrence Williams Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry (Author), Wesley Dennis (Illustrator) My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles: The Amazing True Story of One Boy’s Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion by Tanitoluwa Adewumi Old Mother West Wind (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) by Thornton Burgess My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake and John Klassen Stuart Little by E B White Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Load More Click on the image to link to Amazon for a purchase. All purchases support our effort. Amazon Links Primary Reads Click on the photo to link directly for an Amazon purchase to support our efforts. The Buddy Bench by Patty Brozo and Mike Deas Cork and Fuzz Best Friends Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear By L Mattick The true story of how Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. Elephant and Piggie Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel Mr Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea by Cynthia Rylant Red, White, and Blue: Our Flag Matters to Me and You by Dr Ben Carson OWL DIARIES #16 by Rebecca Elliot. 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle Cicada Symphony by Sue Fliess Dozens of Doughnuts by by Carrie Finison (Author), Brianne Farley (Illustrator) Nobody Knows How to Make a Pizza by Julie Borowski If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall In Search of the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage Jesus and My Gender by Dale Partridge The Snow Thief by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater May I Pet Your Dog?: The How-to Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs by Stephanie Calmenson (Author), Jan Ormerod (Illustrator) My Grandpa, My Tree, And Me by Roxanne Troup and Kendra Binney Number One Sam by Greg Pizzoli Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones by Claire Freedman A charming book about the animals snuggling down to sleep. Manu the Kiwi of Kindness by Rosie Chenault and Beth Siddom Load More Delightful Picture Books Click on photos to link to Amazon. All purchases support our work. Amazon Links

Printable lists of inappropriate books, book rating systems, Student Access, etc Book Galleries and Lists Inappropriate Books Found in NC Schools The books seen on our site have been read and reviewed by our team and other groups working together nationally. These books are available in school media centers and libraries in North Carolina. The PEP Team partnered with Rated Books to show a growing group of books that have questionable content and graphics. These books are also often available in classroom libraries or as digital media. We believe: Parents have a right to know what is available to their children in the schools and through media. Many books are age inappropriate, promote harmful ideologies, include explicit sexual and violent content, and should not be available to children for group or independent reading in public school without parental knowledge and consent. Most books are developmentally inappropriate for elementary, middle schools or high school students. Rubrics and rating scales should be used choosing books for children. Rated Books provides a method for evaluating books using a rubric or rating scale similar to the movie industry. Parents and guardians will find it helpful when determining if a book is suitable for their child. School staff must evaluate books with a more detailed and rigorous rating tool when purchasing books and addressing book challenges. See below. Red flag systems and secluded books behind a librarian's desk will not be enough to keep inappropriate literature out of a child's hands. It will require media specialists or staff to become book police, wasting precious time and resources in management. Parent must take action. The mental health of our young is at stake. We can no longer trust that the adults in charge hold or promote values similar to yours. Check my Child's School Book Galleries Rated Books Gender Ideology Obscene Gallery Obscene Gallery 2 PEP BY AUTHOR Book Search List Sexually Inappropriate Harmful to Minors Books 8/22/2024 Book Search Lists PRINTABLE Search Lists 7/26/24 PEP Book Search List of Inappropriate & Harmful to Minors Books PEP Book Search List Gender Ideology Picture Book List for Elementary Schools North Carolina Book Locations Check my Child's School If you do not see your child's school district, it may be in the works. We could use your assistance to complete the work. Join our team. Join our Team Evaluating Children's Books for Media Centers and Libraries School districts throughout our country struggle to find a tool that educators can use in decision making which books to purchase and when evaluating challenged books for their content and placement. While none is perfect, the policy and model used in Keller Independent School District, Texas is one of the best we have seen to date. Rating scales used in North Carolina should adhere to NC § 14-190.1. Obscene literature and exhibitions. It can be viewed here. View KISD documents here COMPREHENSIVE RATING SCALE Other Rating Scales Click on the ICON to view. Entertainment Software Rating Board OPT in or OPT out..Student Access to Ebooks and Audio Books Through Public Libraries Many school districts offer access to ebooks located within nearby public libraries. Some use app links to Sora, Libby, or Overdrive. Most participating schools in NC use a program called Student Access. We believe this was a practice that began during Covid shut down with the intention of providing reading material to all students. Many districts have continued the practice, along with a program called NCKids Digital, funded by the NC General Assembly. NC Cardinal is a program of the State Library of North Carolina, supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act. These apps and programs are available to students on the school issued devices. We are concerned that filters are not in place and may leave students vulnerable. We are also concerned that some of the books included would introduce gender identity and ideology to students before 4th grade. Parents need to thoroughly explore the practices and policies of their district regarding these apps. If you believe your child is at risk, don't hesitate to OPT OUT of these programs. There are other apps that we will discuss at a later date. Sample from Henderson County Sample from Iredell-Statesville Schools Check the books in North Carolina Schools through the Book Locations/Schools Page Don't see your school district? Join our team and be part of a volunteer network. Contact Us/ Join Our Team

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The Love America Project is aimed at sharing activities and lessons with children and teens that create a love for our country. Love America Project The Pavement Education Project wants to share our love of America with children and teens of our state. We plan to accomplish this with special lessons and activities that reveal the story of our country, the struggles, the truth of our history, and the bright future we believe still exists. If you would like to be part of the team by co teaching or creating content, contact us with your information and background. The Creation of the US Constitution Members of the Love America Project (LAP) recently completed writing a Constitution Day Readers Theater for 5th graders. Several classes had the opportunity to use a script to re-inact our Founding Fathers as they debated the morality and economics of slavery, trades and tariffs, power, and legislation. Through the story, students learned the how the creation of the Amendments to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were a process of compromise and sacrifice. Contact/Join What's Next? LAP is working on activities for Presidents' Day currently. Contact us to share your ideas that promote the love of our wonderful country. Donate to support the projects. Contact/Join

A look at the history and implications of social and emotional learning on children. SEL Social Emotional Learning CASEL is the Company that sets standards for Social Emotional Learning. Students are called human capital, and an equity lens is applied to transform an entire school by dividing students into groups by race, gender, income, etc. The expressed goal is to achieve “equal” outcomes (equity) for designated groups, especially “marginalized” ones such as minorities or those with LGBT identities. Equal opportunity is now passe’ for the current educational culture. Founders, Funding and Educators of SEL include, but are not limited to the following: John Fetzer of the Fetzer Institute, a New Age enthusiast and devotee of Alice Bailey who was the controversial occultist that founded the Lucifer Publishing Company (aka Lucis Trust); Linda Darling-Hammond, board member emeritus of CASEL and associate of communist terrorist turned educator William Ayers; Kamilah Drummond-Forrester, an educational consultant who wrote “Teaching (white children) to be aware of their racial identity would allow them to better understand the privileges that accompany that identity,” adding that this would help them dismantle the “concept of ‘ whiteness’”. Millions of dollars from the Gates and Dell Foundations, et al. are spent to replace the values and beliefs that are compatible with individual liberty. The goal appears to a transformed global student that is easily manipulated by a one world government. Framework of CASEL is Backwards. SEL is at the core with the government and schools supplanting the responsibility of parents to raise their children fundamentally in the way they see fit. Family beliefs and values will be replaced by the values of the government in teaching these five competencies: self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision making, relationship skills and social awareness. See diagram below. Is SEL a school course? No. It’s a transformative methodology rooted in a worldview with goals of molding students' beliefs and behaviors, manipulating impressionable minds, and creating activists for progressive social causes. Although the intent appears to be therapeutic, the results appear to be counterproductive. In application, SEL is woven into many classes and school activities and its use will: Promote data collection on students with assessments that are recorded in a student’s permanent data records. Many responses are private information best suited between a counselor and patient. Impersonate mental health services. Designed to shape a child’s developing brain to accept world views regarding sexuality, racial attitudes, and other social issues. Operates under the guise of providing a mental health benefit and used on the ENTIRE student population of a school, not just kids with behavioral issues. Promote psychological evaluations by unqualified school staff. Selective interventions may be prescribed by staff with limited training. These records may adversely impact a student’s record and impact future college admissions and/or job applications. Disclose student data that could be used against parents regarding personal choices they make for their children. This is an issue of Private Policy Concerns. Example: Based on his/her responses to assessments on issues such as gender, sexual orientation, etc. a student may be removed from a home. Seek to replace the family in teaching values and social norms. This is a form of cultural Marxism where sacred family beliefs may be classified as unkind or unacceptable instead of a matter of morality. This may be seen as spiritually, mentally, and emotionally abusive as a student may be forced to choose between two leaders in authority (parent vs. teacher) resulting in even more anxiety for the child. Impact education on sexuality by undermining traditional values and beliefs taught by abstinence-based/risk avoidance programs. SEL brings obscene sexual behavior into the classroom by teaching elements of the Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) curriculum which embraces high risk behaviors that align with the LGBT movement. It may include normalizing anal and oral sex practices; implying sexual promiscuity, such as hooking-up; teaching sexual pleasure; eroticizing the use of condoms; etc. Require students to accept false concepts such as sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). The endless gender identities are not based in science and present false concepts as based in factual truth. Other false concepts presented by SEL are a student may be told she may be trapped in the wrong body, she can pause her puberty without adverse consequences, her parents don’t need to know, etc. Violate North Carolina’s sex education law as stated in #6. Controversial teachings on sex, sexuality, and gender in the name of sexual education are not compliant with current state laws. Promote activism, allegiance, and division. This is a form of social engineering where Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Marxist lessons are taught regarding oppression, oppressors, race, gender, and religion in ways that promote concepts that may violate the US Bill of Rights. Community organizing events and after school programs are often promoted. Advance revisionist programs. Remember Common Core Math? Math concepts were transformed to fully embrace SEL by progressive agendas. How well did that go for students and parents? Unfortunately, history and science classes aren’t exempt from revisions either. SEL is part of the Common Core State Standards used in every school district in North Carolina. There is a tremendous incentive to integrate SEL in the curriculum of every school as it is tied to federal funding, Sales Pitch for SEL Behavioral problems in school are nothing new. Unfortunately, children are experincing an increasing level of anxiety with the onset of social media and the extensive use of electronic devices. Teachers and parents want children to be more attentive, less disruptive, and more civil to classmates and others. SEL appears to be sold to educators as the means to resolve problematic behaviors. Self-examination is one of the tools used in SEL tools that prompts students to perform frequent intropections. However it appears that the power of suggestibility from SEL-infused lessons may actually increase anxiety in a child. For example, how would the following questions impact your thinking? “How often do you keep your anger in check?” “How often did you remain calm, even when someone was bothering you or saying bad things?” This is just a sampling of the numerous questions from a Panorama SEL survey in an elementary school. Malpractice? How is SEL used to improve behavior and help students cope with stress? Interventions and group work can be assigned based on SEL survey answers. The role of schools is shifting from academics to SEL with a nanny-state like focus on mental health. Is this a form of malpractice? It appears there is a movement to replace guidance counselors with mental health counselors in school- based health clinics. The American School Counselors Association (ASCA) which promotes DEI and other Marxist concepts appears to support this move. Managing mental health issues would best be done by referring a student to a professional clinical psychologist/therapist in a clinic off the school campus and after instruction hours. In October 2023, a wellness center for Clyde A. Erwin Middle school was opened for care. The Warrior Wellness Center is one of 34 school-based health centers operated by Blue Ridge Health in seven Western North Carolina counties. This development raises a number of questions. Are there duplications of services provided by local health departments? Although parental/guardian consent is required, is it a blanket consent? Will parents be informed when a child recieves treatment? When is it appropriate for a child to receive medical care without the presence of a parent/guardian? Who benefits financially from opening a doctor’s office on a school campus? What happened to the school nurse who used to provide medical care for students? Second-Step Program in North Carolina. This SEL program is used by many individual school districts in North Carolina. More on that program will follow. Statistics that shock. The problem with education in America is illustrated in a report by the Department of Education. Between 2000-2019 the percent growth of population in public schools for district administrators grew by 87.0 % during those years, far outstripping the growth in the number of students (7.6%) and teachers (8.7%). There has been a radical fundamental change in education with the administrative system/bureaucracy and other institutions/stakeholders draining resources that would benefit students. Collecting and managing data from SEL programs is just one of the many uses of funds that have no educational purpose. Who benefits? What can parents do? Reinforce your belief system at home with your child. Caution your child about group think and emphasize the importance of personal responsibility and decision making. Demand parental rights and privacy for your child’s and family’s information. Write to your legislators. Speak out at school board meetings and to other parents. If possible, consider homeschooling or enroll in private school. But beware, SEL is being found in private schools too. Resources: Karen Metzger; Parents on the Level; 2024 Alex Newman, Trading Academics for Far-Left ‘Social Emotional Learning’; 2021. Larry Arnn, Imprimis, Education as a Battleground; November 2022. UtahParentsUnited.org/SEL https://cdn.secondstep.org/static/pdf/funding-grants/federal-funding-for-purchasing-second-step-programs.pdf https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/39601 Share your stories or photos of examples of SEL in your child's school. CONTACT US Contact Us/ Join our Team

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