Stop SB552 – Protect Parental Rights!

A new threat to parental rights and local control has just been introduced in the New Mexico Senate: SB 552, the so-called “Protection of School Library Materials Act.”

Despite its misleading title, this bill does NOT protect families or children—it protects controversial, explicit, and activist-driven materials in school libraries while stripping parents and local school boards of their ability to object.

What SB 552 Will Do:

Blocks parents from having a meaningful say in what materials their children can access in taxpayer-funded school libraries.

Forces schools to keep controversial books, even if they contain inappropriate, explicit, or ideologically driven content.

Takes away local school board authority, forcing districts to follow rigid state mandates instead of allowing communities to set their own library policies.

Shields librarians from accountability, making it nearly impossible to remove harmful materials.

Fails to protect conservative, faith-based, or traditional family values content, making it easier for those books to be removed while controversial and explicit materials are safeguarded.

SB 552 does not ensure equal treatment for all viewpoints. It allows politically motivated content to remain while giving no protections to books that promote faith, patriotism, or family values. This one-sided approach will allow schools to quietly eliminate traditional perspectives while labeling any opposition as censorship.

This bill is not about intellectual freedom—it’s about pushing an ideological agenda while silencing parents.

SB 552 is scheduled for the Senate Education Committee this Monday, and we must act FAST. Click the link below to send a message to your senator TODAY and tell them: Vote NO on SB 552!

Act Now on SB552