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• Citizens for Literary Standards in Schools (Overland Park, Kansas)
• Parents Against Bad Books in School (Fairfax, Virginia)

What should you do if you find that your school library or your child's reading requirements have begun to include books with explicit content? Parents Against Bad Books in School has some helpful options, including the following questions that a parent can ask a principal or school administrator:

1. What are the course/library objectives?
2. Were any alternative books available and/or considered to achieve the course/library objectives? If so, what were they?
3. What sources were consulted in identifying potential alternative books to achieve the course/library objectives?
4. If other books were available and/or considered, why was this book selected and all other books rejected?
5. If less controversial books were considered and rejected, explain why.
6. What is the name and position of the individual who approved the book for school system use?

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