Do we need the government to write a law and ban the color purple, and similar, from being taught in second grade? I am not a fan of the government doing that level of micromanagement in most circumstances.

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tracker1 3 days ago | parent [-]

Are you okay putting Penthouse magazine (or similar) in elementary schools?

I'm guessing you aren't... people have to draw lines somewhere on this. There's a difference between restricting by age, making available to all and actually assigning material to children. Not all materials are appropriate for elementary school libraries. And I'm not even talking about The Color Purple specifically.

Also, none of this stops a parent from buying a book for their children they feel is appropriate for their child.

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davorak 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> Are you okay putting Penthouse magazine (or similar) in elementary schools?

I think the law that the judge is ruling on here does not effect a ban of penthouse or similar material in elementary schools. The preexisting laws already had that kind of material banned in elementary schools.

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kjkjadksj 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Is the reason there is no Penthouse magazine in the school library from a law though? No, it is from common sense.

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tracker1 3 days ago | parent [-]

Can you clarify what the difference between policy or law is at a given level?

Not everyone agrees as to where the line is for "common sense" and will definitely push boundaries beyond what a community would generally agree to. Laws at a higher level are just "common sense" codified.

	▲	kjkjadksj 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		There is so much in life that is deferred to someones best judgement that if we stopped just to annotate and attempt to codify all these 100 such actions each person in positions of power or authority might take a given workday, it would take a century. Not all mountain out of molehill arguments need to be engaged with I think is the broader lesson we need for our times.