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Parents, clinicians and students urge Omaha Public Schools to remove sexually explicit materials from school collections
Summary
Six speakers during public comment told the Omaha Public Schools board that sexually explicit books and classroom materials are harming students and asked the district to remove specific titles and review library and classroom screening practices. The board did not take formal action during the meeting.
Several parents, a clinical psychologist and current and former students told the Omaha Public Schools Board of Education on March 24 that sexually explicit books and classroom materials are harming children and asked the district to remove or more tightly screen those materials.
Josh Cahill, a parent who spoke during the public-comment period, said his son has been assaulted multiple times at a district school. “My son was actually accosted again for the fourth time in an OPS restroom less than 2 weeks ago,” Cahill said. He added that the district’s prior responses left his family “less than acceptable.”
Clinical psychologist Linda Vermooten told the board she treats children and adults with histories of sexual abuse and said…
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