One Vote Could End "Explicit" Books in Georgia's K-12 Schools

The parents of Georgia are asking our legislators to remove the "obscenity exemption" loophole and protect our children. Pass Senate Bill 74

School Libraries or Adult Bookstores?

Walk into almost any K-12 school library today or watch any news channel and hear a parent contesting a book before a school board meeting, and you will find something deeply troubling: children’s books filled with graphic sexual content, erotic illustrations, gender ideology, and adult themes that no responsible parent would ever place in a child’s hands. Yet these books are not only present, but they are also often defended, promoted, and protected by school officials as “inclusive,” “affirming,” or “developmentally appropriate.”

Parents assume schools are safe, librarians would never hand their child explicit content, and the curriculum is reviewed with the well-being of minors in mind. But that can no longer be trusted.

In schools across America, sexualized books and lessons have entered K–12 education under the banners of equity, identity exploration, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and so-called “comprehensive sexuality education.” The result? A generation of children being desensitized, sexualized, and confused, long before they are emotionally equipped to understand adult topics. And it is causing real harm.

Who Is Pushing This — and Why?

The over sexualizing of our children did not happen by accident. For decades, organizations like the American Library Association, Planned Parenthood, The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), and global education groups aligned with the United Nations have openly stated their goal: to transform how children understand sex, gender, identity, and family, beginning in early childhood.

Planned Parenthood — or more accurately, Planned Profithood — has built an industry on the backs of vulnerable young people. There is real money to be made when confused, frightened teens end up in their clinics seeking solutions to an unplanned pregnancy. For them, it’s not about protecting children; it’s about protecting revenue. That’s why the organization, now one of the largest producers of K–12 sex-education curricula, openly states that sexuality education should:

• Normalize sexual content for children

• Supply graphic books and materials in schools

• Encourage “sexual autonomy” at any age

• Teach children to rely on educators, not parents, for information

• Introduce gender ideology early so children question traditional identity

When the largest abortion provider in the nation is shaping what children learn about sex, parents should be alarmed.

Why These Books Are Even Allowed: The “Obscenity Exemption” for Schools

Most Georgia parents are stunned to learn that the only reason these sexually explicit books are allowed in K–12 libraries is because Georgia law grants schools a special legal loophole.

Under Georgia Code § 16-12-103, teachers, librarians, and school employees are exempt from prosecution for distributing obscene material if it is done within an educational setting.

In plain language: If any adult handed these books to a child outside of school, they could face criminal charges. But inside a school building, the law protects them.

This “obscenity exemption” is exactly why graphic books, explicit illustrations, and pornography-level content continue to appear in school libraries — while parents are told “nothing can be done.”

Senate Bill 74 would close this loophole and finally give Georgia children the same protections inside school that they already have everywhere else.

The Harm Is Deep — And Often Invisible at First

Children exposed to sexual content too early experience:

• Emotional and psychological confusion

• Their brains are not developmentally ready for adult themes, leading to anxiety, depression, and a distorted understanding of relationships

• Reduced ability to protect themselves

• A child desensitized to sexual material is easier for predators to manipulate

• Gender ideology teaches children that their feelings determine their identity, leading to lasting confusion

• Shame and isolation

• Impaired impulse control: Young brains (especially prefrontal cortex) are still developing, making them more vulnerable to habit-forming behaviors

• Negative effects on body image and self-worth

Why Are Schools Fighting to Keep These Books

When parents raise concerns, they are met with hostility — not from children, but from adults who insist on keeping these books in the school.

But here is the truth: Protecting children from sexual content is not book banning — it is responsible parenting. There is no legitimate educational value in giving minors explicit sexual material.

This Is the Moment to Stand

We are living in a time when the world is fighting harder to gain control of our children. Sexual activists, global organizations, and ideological educators have declared children their mission field.

Click here FIND YOUR LEGISLATOR and insist they pass SB 74 and make explicit books and materials illegal in Georgia. The power is in their hands, it always has been.

SIGN OUR PETITION and share it with your church, neighbors, groups, and family. The more signatures we have, the more leverage when asking our legislators to protect parents’ rights and shield our children from exploitation.

Parents must rise, because the childhood they save may be their own child’s.

Rhonda Thomas is the founder and president of Truth in Education, a Christian nonprofit dedicated to exposing harmful ideologies and Marxist-globalist agendas in America’s schools. A national speaker and advocate for parental rights, Rhonda works to equip families and churches to reclaim their biblical role in children’s education. She leads efforts to promote home education, launch Christian schools, and empower parents to stand firm in the spiritual battle for the hearts and minds of the next generation. info@truthineducation.org

Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11