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Parents and residents urge OPS to review high‑school library books for explicit content
Summary
During public comment at the April 21 Omaha Public Schools board meeting, several residents urged the district to review and remove specific high‑school library titles they described as sexually explicit and age‑inappropriate. The board did not take action; public comment is advisory and board members do not respond during the period.
Several residents used the April 21 public comment period to ask Omaha Public Schools to review and remove high‑school library books they described as sexually explicit.
Michelle Rogers and Michaella Kazer read passages they called explicit and asked the board to review titles they identified, including Crank, Gender Queer and November 9. "This book contains explicit sexual violence and drug references," Rogers said of Crank,…
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