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You’d think books in school libraries would inspire young minds toward knowledge and discovery, not normalize sexual obscurity. North East San Antonio, Texas schools, however, have managed to do quite the opposite and it’s shockingly on display in a book called “Triangles” by Ellen Hopkins, accessible in middle and high school libraries.

Beware folks, its contents, as read out loud by an alarmed school board member in a recent board meeting, are outright eye-popping and not even remotely appropriate for children. Describing explicit scenes involving four people, Hopkins’ book seems to dive more into graphic erotica than a learning aid. According to booklooks.org, this explicit content isn’t alone – the book is also a haven for themes encompassing profanity, alcohol, drugs, controversial religious commentary, and variations of sexualities. Yikes!

A particularly graphic excerpt, which I won’t completely divulge for the sake of your sanity, involves an intimate encounter of four people. Overshadowing any aspect of educational value, the lurid words read painted a sensual imagery mile away from what we should have in our schools. Can’t believe it? Neither could anyone at the meeting.

On hearing the explicit words, board member Diane Villareal, visibly taken aback, interrupted, “I was under the impression that these books had been removed from our schools. What the heck is going on?” The audience’s applause was unanimous. Trade the board meeting for a Penthouse edition, you wouldn’t notice the difference. Only it’s worse – this stuff is right there in our schools!

The video of the school board meeting, aptly titled “Parental Advisory Explicit Content,” has spiraled to almost 800,000 views. Among the justified worry from many parents, one dad’s concern for his daughters at Churchill High School stood out. No father wants his children exposed to explicit materials, devoid of any educational merits.

Moms for Liberty ambassador also voiced her concerns, noting the content as “harmful” to children. She read a part of another book “The Empire of Storms,” which resided in every middle school in the district. Spoiler alert – It had erotic content. Another example? How about the book “What Girls are Made Of,” referencing having intimate relations with, of all people, Jesus. These reveal just the scratching surface of the inappropriate materials easily accessible to our children.

It’s bewildering, to say the least. School resources should push our children to academic pinnacles, not the depths of explicit content. It seems a pastor at the meeting sums up the entire situation perfectly, stating, these books have “no place in school”. Indeed, they belong far from our schools, possibly amid the “pits of hell”, where they can do the least damage to our children’s innocence.

Visible, vocal intervention is urgently crucial to eradicate this mind-boggling misuse of educational resources. Let’s ensure our kids’ school libraries remain a place of holistically nourishing knowledge, not explicit literature or subjects likely to drown their innocence. Let’s ring the bells, this fire needs to be extinguished promptly!

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