LINCOLN- The Nebraska State Board of Education rejected a push Friday to define and ban sexually explicit books and materials from school libraries. Board Member Kirk Penner, who introduced the proposal, previously told the Douglas County Republican Party that he expected the changes to the Board of Education's Rule 10 to fail.

In failing, however, Penner said he hoped such an outcome would lead to the election of more conservative State Board of Education Members. During discussion before the vote, Penner asked other members to explain the educational value of school libraries offering books and graphic novels that depict sex acts.

"Ultimately, the question is why do adults feel the need to present this type of content to minor children?" asked Penner, garnering applause from the audience. Board members who voted in opposition to the proposal said they agreed that pornography shouldn't be in schools, but disagreed over what steps should be taken to address these materials.

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