{"id":1711152,"date":"2022-10-26T07:06:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1711152"},"modified":"2022-10-26T07:06:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:06:37","slug":"gretchen-whitmer-refuses-to-condemn-pornographic-books-in-michigans-taxpayer-funded-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gretchen-whitmer-refuses-to-condemn-pornographic-books-in-michigans-taxpayer-funded-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Gretchen Whitmer Refuses To Condemn Pornographic Books In Michigan\u2019s Taxpayer-Funded Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgretchen-whitmer-refuses-to-condemn-pornographic-books-in-michigans-taxpayer-funded-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1711152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to condemn the pervasion of sexually explicit material in taxpayer-funded public schools during a debate on Tuesday, as parents throughout the state continue to fight for greater oversight in education.<\/p>\n<p>The moment came roughly halfway through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94Ij3SbdQ1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">debate<\/a> between Whitmer and GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, when both candidates were asked by one of the debate moderators how they would handle the issue of controversial materials in public school libraries. Dixon, who has made parental rights a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/29\/parents-rights-in-education-won-the-gop-virginia-in-2021-and-it-can-win-them-the-2022-midterms-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">major focus of her campaign<\/a>, emphasized that what parents are concerned about is \u201csexual content\u201d and \u201cpornography\u201d in schools and called out Whitmer for her continued silence on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have material in your school that is something you can\u2019t read to a child at a bus stop because you would be arrested, because it is pornographic, then it should not be in our classrooms,\u201d Dixon said. \u201cWhat these parents are talking about are not textbooks that will help children learn about themselves. These are books that are describing to children how to have sex, and parents are outraged about it across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, parents in Dearborn, Michigan, have been showing up en masse at their local school board meetings to protest the district\u2019s purported pushing of sexually inappropriate content in school libraries. As The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/25\/can-concerned-parents-turn-michigan-red-this-november-the-way-they-did-virginia\/?_thumbnail_id=281918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, one of the books in question \u201cshows a diagram of a young boy that provides readers with a \u2018rogue guide\u2019 about which \u2018parts FEEL NICE when you touch them.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Whitmer stopped short of condemning the pushing of sexualized material in public schools, instead saying she \u201crejects the false choice\u201d of either outright banning or keeping it in libraries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a public-school parent, I know that we have rights to understand the curriculum, the materials, to opt our children out if we think that it doesn\u2019t keep in line with our desires,\u201d Whitmer said. \u201cWe also have a duty to make sure that all children feel accepted and safe and can learn and play when they are in school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When given the chance to offer a rebuttal to Dixon, who slammed the Democrat governor for refusing to \u201cstand with parents,\u201d Whitmer bizarrely attempted to change the conversation to gun control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you really think books are more dangerous than guns?\u201d Whitmer asked. \u201cDo you really think that books pose a greater danger to our kids than gun violence does? Mrs. Dixon is trying to distract us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer\u2019s refusal to condemn sexually explicit materials in Michigan schools is unsurprising given that her Department of Education was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/16\/report-michigans-education-department-is-urging-teachers-to-transition-kids-behind-parents-backs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">busted last month<\/a> for actively encouraging educators to facilitate the sexual transition of schoolchildren behind their parents\u2019 backs. In a series of unearthed slideshows and videos, officials recruited by Michigan\u2019s Education Department are shown instructing teachers on elements of radical gender theory and how to conceal children\u2019s proclaimed \u201csexual identity\u201d and \u201cpronouns\u201d from their parents. <\/p>\n<p>During the debate, Whitmer also expressed support for <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/12\/michigan-is-hiding-a-childrens-constitutional-right-to-genital-amputation-in-its-abortion-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proposal 3<\/a>, the initiative set to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Gov. 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