School District Approves Pornographic Book In Class, Bans Requirement For Parental Consent

Conservative Indiana lawmakers want to pass a bill banning sexually explicit material in school classrooms after another district approved a pornographic book in the face of parents’ objections.

In September, the board for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) in Columbus, Indiana (located between Indianapolis and Louisville), voted to approve a book titled Push by Sapphire, despite protests from parents concerned about graphic text. One board member read passages from the book at the meeting where they passed a measure that bars parents from keeping the title out of children’s hands.

“Just me trying to go through this right now makes me almost want to throw up,” he said.

WOW. @bcscschools school board in Indiana voted to APPROVE the p*rn*graphic book "Push" while also voting AGAINST requiring parental consent to distribute it to students.

This vote came right after one of the board members read one of the many s*xually explicit sections of the… pic.twitter.com/PGWEleJj5Z

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 5, 2025

The school board, however, denied a motion to require parental consent for children to access the book and approved another to keep the title on the school library shelves.

“After reviewing this matter, the Board concludes that Push by Sapphire is not ‘obscene’ or ‘harmful to minors’ as the terms are defined in Indiana Code,” a conclusion from the meeting reads. “The decision of the evaluation committee is upheld and the book may remain on the shelves of the Columbus East High School Media Center.” (Read more from “School District Approves Pornographic Book In Class, Bans Requirement For Parental Consent” HERE)

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