BELLBROOK, Ohio (WDTN) -- Bellbrook-Sugarcreek students and parents were shocked to learn the library at Bellbrook High School was closed on the first day.

It's the result of a new policy enacted back in April, regulating books containing sexual content and gender ideology. The policy stemmed from a new state law, in which Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools interpreted the definitions of those terms.

Parents are now required to sign a waiver to permit their kids to read any content involving sexuality and gender ideology.

During a Board of Education meeting on Thursday, board members explained their reasonings behind the policy.

"If something is inherently private, if you did it on a park bench, would an officer arrest you for it?" said Audra Dorn, BSS board member.

But parents soon found t

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