During the January 2022 board of education meeting at Spring Lake Public Schools, a parent read an excerpt from the book The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Miracle. The parent was cut off by the school board because the words within the passage made them feel uncomfortable. The parent continued to explain that in addition to The Infinite Moment of Us, the library also offered the book Gender Queer to Spring Lake 14-year-old children.
The parent expected the school board to be concerned that they were in violation of the law by offering pornographic material to children. This however, was not the case. Offering pornographic material to minors did not concern them and they took no immediate action. Approximately five months later the administration issued the following statement regarding the obscene material made accessible to minors via the school library.
I invite those of you over the age of 18 to click on this link to view some of the graphic images in the book Gender Queer and decide for yourself whether or not you think these images are appropriate for 14-year-old children.