In Australia there’s a specific word we apply to people like this “fuckwit”
High Plains Public Radio reports
Board member Danny Zeck, a Republican from Leavenworth, alternately cursed, waved books he objected to, and raised concerns about the “Marxist lesbian” in charge of the American Library Association during a Kansas State Board of Education meeting this week, as other board members tried to redirect the conversation.
Kansas State Board of Education member Danny Zeck quoted from the much-debated teen book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” as he turned a state meeting on book removal practices into a ideological discussion of why “smut,” as he calls these books, is allowed in local schools.
“I admit that I masturbate,” Zeck said, quoting from the book.
The Leavenworth Republican alternately cursed, waved books he objected to, and raised concerns about the “Marxist lesbian” in charge of the American Library Association during a Kansas State Board of Education meeting Tuesday, as other board members tried to redirect the conversation.
Zeck, who campaigned for his position on a platform of parental authority, said he was worried schools weren’t being transparent about teaching materials that might be objectionable.
He brought examples of “smut,” including “My Princess Boy,” a children’s book about a boy who prefers feminine things, and “Rick,” a book about an asexual middle schooler. Zeck said these books could be found in Kansas school libraries.
“If the parents are OK with my word, ‘smut,’ then I’m OK with that,” Zeck said. “But I like the parents to know ahead of time that No. 1, that this stuff’s in our library, and No. 2, that we could be reading that to your child that’s in second grade.”
Republican board member Dennis Hershberger also spoke against what he called “pornography” for students.
Zeck raised his points to Angela Stallbaumer, deputy director and general counsel of the Kansas Association of School Boards, during her presentation on local school district practices for book bans and removals. KASB recommends local school board policies on library collection processes and best practices for school material collections.
The policies focus on local-level controls, such as having concerned parents voice concerns to the teacher or library, before moving to higher-level school action. Stallbaumer also outlined opt-out procedures for parents to remove their children from lessons or readings they find objectionable.
She told Zeck the practices, which have been in place for about 20 years, had served the state well.
The board’s attorney, Mark Ferguson, asked Zeck to move away from the discussion.
“I would just direct the discussion away from some attack about a particular book and one individual view,” Ferguson said. “… You’ve made your point multiple times, and our guest today has attempted in a polite way to answer your question.”
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