Activists and conservative lawmakers are celebrating their latest win in the fight to give parents control over whether sexually explicit materials can be made available to children at public schools.
In their latest victory, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed hard-fought GOP-backed legislation on June 12 to restrict sexually explicit books from public schools in his state.
Now, conservatives hope the new Texas law can be used as a national model to give parents in other states more control. The Texas law, House Bill 900, was dubbed the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources Act or READER Act. The push to adopt it was led by state Rep. Jared Patterson, a Republican, along with parents and conservative activist groups throughout the Lone Star State….