Statewide Iowa — A key senator says he’ll propose charging educators with a felony if they provide obscene materials to students.
Republican Senator Brad Zaun of Urbandale is chairman of the committee that would vote on the bill. Zaun says he’s concerned about two books in particular that central Iowa school boards have discussed banning.
Zaun says passages in the books describe unhealthy sexual situations.
Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls of Coralville says this debate makes Iowa less attractive to people who might move here for work.
Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights, the Democratic Leader in the Iowa House, says book banning discussions aren’t helpful to companies trying to attract new workers.
The legislators made their comments this week during a forum organized by the Greater Des Moines Partnership.
