A Milwaukee, Wisconsin television station’s investigative report says kids are being exposed to sex education in unintended places, including bookstores. According to the broadcast report, “sexually graphic” books were found very close to children’s sections in area bookstores.

Our cameras caught some kids doing more than just walking by the books. We spotted a boy and a girl in their mid teens lingering in the self help sex book section at the Barnes & Noble at Mayfair Mall. They went thru several different books, many of them with explicit photos of adults in sexual positions. They picked up several different books, all of it just feet from small children.

According to the report, Barnes & Noble’s response to parents’ complaints was the following: “We strongly recommend that they [parents] keep a close watch on their children and keep them away from material they may find offensive.” Borders wrote that stores are told to place potentially objectionable material on higher shelves where they may be out of the sight of youths.

Whose responsibility do you think it is to be sure young kids aren’t exposed to potentially objectionable materials, even in public places? Do you think bookstores need to have a greater role, or is it up to parents to monitor their children?

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