Officials from the Fremont Public Schools (FPS) school district said none of the 11 controversial sexual education and LGBTQ-themed books under scrutiny at Keene Memorial Library in Fremont are used in classes or available in FPS school libraries.
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Controversial library books not used in local schools
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The Fremont Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved on Monday night, May 13, the purchases of numerous technology devices and equipment for the 2024-2025 school year.
“Sex is a Funny Word,” has been available at the Keene Memorial Library since 2019, and is a frank approach to sex education and body issues focused on children ages 7 to 10 years old according to its description on Amazon.com. The book is still in Keene Memorial Library after being relocated to the adult section on Dec. 28, 2022.
Editor’s note: This story contains some graphic wording about sexual information.
Fremont bookworms and literary lovers can rest easy: bothersome bugs in books are very rare and not harmful to people.
EDITOR’s NOTE: This article describes graphic sex acts and genitalia.
Following a contentious series of complaints about sexual education and LGBTQIA-themed books by two mothers Tuesday night at the Fremont City …
Editor’s note: This story contains some graphic wording about sexual information.
Editor’s note: There is graphic sexual content and language in this article.
The review of the controversial sexual education book “Sex is a Funny Word,” at Keene Memorial Library has been delayed, because the only copy…
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Newsy tidbits of information from the Monday, Jan. 9, meeting of the Fremont Public Schools Board of Education.
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Editor’s note: This story contains some graphic wording about sexual information.
In response to a public records request by the Fremont Tribune, officials at the Fremont Public Schools (FPS) on Monday, Jan. 23, released a s…
Editor’s note: This story contains some graphic wording about sexual information.
The attempt to have the book “Sex is a Funny Word” removed from the Keene Memorial Library raised concerns among city and library officials ab…
It was nearly standing room only Tuesday night, Jan. 31, during the Fremont City Council meeting public comment period, as dozens of residents…
Editor’s Note: This article contains the use of minor foul, offensive words.
One debate about the presence of the book “Sex is a Funny Word” in Fremont’s Keene Memorial Library has been what entity has final authority o…
The City of Fremont will not allow public comment during the Monday, Feb. 20, meeting of the Keene Memorial Library Advisory Board during whic…
The Fremont City Council has placed an item on its Tuesday, Feb. 14, meeting agenda submitted by Ward 2 Council Member Glen Ellis requesting t…
The Fremont City Council approved on Tuesday, Feb. 14, updates and some changes to the Keene Memorial Library policy manual and the Keene Memo…
A group of more than a dozen parents are planning a “silent” protest during the Monday, Feb. 20, meeting of the Keene Memorial Library Advisor…
On Monday, Feb. 20, supporters of the Keene Memorial Library, advocates for book diversity and inclusion and those hoping to uplift Library Di…
The City of Fremont, officials from the Keene Memorial Library and the library’s advisory board planned out a response to “defuse” a potential…
Officials from the City of Fremont and Keene Memorial Library have declined to provide any information, details or answer questions about a ne…
A new policy at Keene Memorial Library allowing parents to request the relocation of objectionable books from the children’s section to the ad…
Fremont residents in favor of having certain sexual education or LGBTQ-themed books removed from the Keene Memorial Library seem to have an al…
The status of the Keene Memorial Library’s adherence to the federal Children’s Internet Protection Act was vigorously debated at the Tuesday, …
The Keene Memorial Library Advisory Board approved on July 17 sending an official letter attesting to compliance with the Children's Internet …
