The claim that Democrats “buried language … that shields sexually explicit books from being challenged or removed” flips the truth. The bill didn’t shield explicit books—it created a process requiring formal review and prevented arbitrary removals based solely on viewpoint or origin.
It did not block parental challenges—parents can still challenge content, but the process now must be governed by official review policies, with protections for librarians and a moratorium on repeated challenges.
Dauphinais did not claim to be exposing hidden explicit content in school libraries—when pressed, she cited national lists like takebacktheclassroom.com, but there is no evidence the specific book she read is available in Connecticut school libraries.
What seems overstated or misleading.
The claim that Democrats “buried language … that shields sexually explicit books from being challenged or removed” flips the truth. The bill didn’t shield explicit books—it created a process requiring formal review and prevented arbitrary removals based solely on viewpoint or origin.
It did not block parental challenges—parents can still challenge content, but the process now must be governed by official review policies, with protections for librarians and a moratorium on repeated challenges.
Dauphinais did not claim to be exposing hidden explicit content in school libraries—when pressed, she cited national lists like takebacktheclassroom.com, but there is no evidence the specific book she read is available in Connecticut school libraries.