School Boards Approve Pornographic Books While Grandparents Organize to Protect Children

On January 23, 2024, Cain, Lis Richard, Linda White, and Steve McKenna joined the show. Exposed graphic sexual content in school library books and detailed his organization’s two-year effort to challenge inappropriate materials in northern Colorado school districts Announced the Center for American Values’ first live On Values presentation featuring Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix for JROTC cadets nationwide Discussed founding Grandparents for Kids. Pornographic Books in School Libraries Start listening at 31:01 – Hour 1 Cain, founder of Task Force Freedom in northern Colorado, exposes the graphic sexual content available to children in public school libraries. His organization spent two years investigating and challenging books like “Gender Queer,” which contains illustrations depicting adult-child sexual contact. Despite formal challenges, school districts have approved these books claiming “literary value.” Cain details how school administrators defend pornographic material while government agencies would shut down broadcasters for using the same language. He emphasizes this is not about banning books but about age-appropriateness and parental rights. His organization maintains a database of challenged books at taskforcefreedomnoco.com and recommends alternative schools including American Legacy Academy, Liberty Commons, Heritage Heights Academy, and Christian Core Academy. “When you sexualize children, when they’re young, their brains are not formed well enough to handle that. They become hyper sexual little people. And this is what adults are doing to our kids.” Cain, Founder of Task Force Freedom Center for American Values Inaugural Event Start listening at 18:09 – Hour 1 Lis Richard announces the Center for American Values’ inaugural live “On Values” presentation featuring Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix. The Thursday event connects JROTC cadets from Pueblo with students across Colorado, Kentucky, Wyoming, Arkansas, Alabama, and Virginia via live stream. The program aims to introduce young people to American heroes and their values. Richard describes Drew Dix as a humble, well-spoken “old cowboy” who passionately challenges young people to live with purpose. The Center, founded by Dix and Emmy Award-winning documentarian Brad Padula, features the Portraits of Valor gallery honoring Medal of Honor recipients. The event is open to the public at AmericanValueCenter.org. “But he just wants to challenge these young cadets. And every time I’ve heard him speak, he wants to challenge young people. He has such a heart for the youth. It’s just inspiring to be around him.” Lis Richard, Center for American Values Grandparents Mobilize to Reform Education Start listening at 69:22 – Hour 2 Linda White, founder of Grandparents for Kids, explains how COVID lockdowns awakened grandparents to what was happening in schools. With eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, she spent two years developing the organization before launching after winning a $3,000 speech contest promoting her idea. Grandparents for Kids organizes into county chapters across Colorado, with groups now forming in Boulder, Holyoke, Douglas County, and Jefferson County. The organization hosts Brave Books story hours as an “antidote” to drag queen story hours, with Kirk Cameron as the face of the book series that teaches morals and integrity through stories. White emphasizes that 70 million American grandparents represent a powerf...