Karl Frisch’s Sacred Texts

On December 13 the recently elected members of the Fairfax County School Board were sworn into office.  The incoming Chair, Karl Frisch, is pictured above as he took his oath. What are the texts Frisch’s left hand rests on?  They don’t include the Bible, the Torah, the Koran or other sacred books commonly used when…

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Are Pornographic Books in Our Schools?

Last autumn, parents complained at a Fairfax County School Board meeting about two books found in some high school libraries.  The parents alleged that the books contained homoerotic material, promoted pedophilia, and were otherwise age-inappropriate.  The questioned books were Gender Queer (2019) by Maia Kobabe, which was owned by seven high schools, and Lawn Boy…

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