WEST JORDAN, Utah. (CITC) — A Utah mayor is demanding certainly one of his native college boards instantly take away greater than 100 “pornographic” books from its college libraries.

Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs spoke on behalf of his constituents Tuesday. He informed the Jordan Faculty District (JSD) college board that “scores of residents” have reached out to him relating to “inappropriate supplies” in JSD libraries.

No particular books had been talked about throughout Tuesday’s assembly. Nonetheless, JSD dad and mom have pointed to titles “Milk and Honey” and “Oryx and Crake” on social media, each of which have been challenged by dad and mom nationwide for his or her sexually specific contents.

“To a big extent, I have to let you know, they really feel like they don’t seem to be being heard,” Staggs stated. “This filth must be faraway from our faculties.”

Staggs, who has two youngsters attending JSD, claims that greater than 100 library books within the district violate state requirements. A legislation handed final 12 months prohibits any supplies containing “pornographic or indecent” content material from being positioned in Utah public faculties.