15 h. ago Braid: Ban on sex in school library books even outlaws romance and hand

The Alberta government's ban on sex in school library book kept getting more restrictive, until it even banned romance

Society

15 h. ago Braid: Ban on sex in school library books gets more explicit that the offending material

The Alberta government's ban on sex in school library books kept getting more restrictive, until it almost banned romance

Society

15 h. ago Braid: Ban on sex in school library books gets more explicit than the offending material

The Alberta government's ban on sex in school library books kept getting more restrictive, until it almost banned romance

Society

3 d. ago Opinion: Alberta's school library book ban an effective diversion

Alberta’s Education minister, Demetrios Nicolaides, has announced standards for determining what age-appropriate books will appear in school libraries. Students in any grade will not be able to see materials showing explicit sexual content, defined by the province as detailed and clear depictions of sexual acts, including masturbation, penetration and ejaculation. Only students in Grade 10 […]

Society

7 d. ago Alberta bans explicit sex books in schools, limits who reads about kissing, hugging

Students in Grade 9 and younger will not be allowed to read about puberty, menstruation and breastfeeding but religious texts, such as the Bible, will be allowed on the shelves.

Society

4 w. ago Bell: Smith government set to punt sexually explicit books out of school libraries

'Parents believe this kind of material is not appropriate for kids,' says Demetrios Nicolaides, the Alberta education minister who wants sexually graphic books out of school libraries

Politics

4 w. ago Library officials, education minister meet over book controversy

Nicolaides met with Library Association of Alberta, and they didn't see eye to eye

Politics

4 w. ago Teacher accused of having sex with boy, 14, hit with 52 more charges

An Illinois high school teacher who was busted in March for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old student now faces dozens of additional charges. Christina Formella, 30, who was arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of a male student in what was initially believed to be an isolated incident, now faces more than 50 additional […]

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