Multiple books with explicit sexual content have been found in some school libraries across the province.
School libraries should be a place where kids can go to learn and explore without being exposed to age-inappropriate content. Yet, there have been multiple books found in some school libraries across the province that show extremely graphic and age-inappropriate content.
While the province provides voluntary guidelines for learning and teaching resources, Alberta currently does not have a consistent provincewide standard for school boards when selecting age-appropriate school library materials. As a result, different boards are taking different approaches to choosing materials for their school libraries, leading to concerns about whether strong enough safeguards are in place.
To address this issue, Alberta's government is conducting a public engagement to collect feedback on the creation of consistent standards to ensure the age-appropriateness of materials available to students in school libraries.
