Controversial School Board Actions Spark State Scrutiny and Protests in Southern California
TL;DR
The attorney general of California, Rob Bonta, will review a Southern California school board's decision to reject social studies curriculum over its mention of gay rights hero Harvey Milk. The board's conservative majority has been accused of blocking textbooks for first through fifth graders due to discriminatory animus. The rejection of curriculum has been warned against by California's governor and state superintendent, and the attorney general's review is the first of its kind.
- Southern California school board faces state scrutiny for blocking gay rights figure from curriculum POLITICO
- Temecula's controversial book ban sparks protests KCAL News
- Temecula teachers protest textbook decision after board president FOX 11 Los Angeles
- Amid book ban fight, Newsom blasts school board president as 'ignorant' for calling Harvey Milk 'a pedophile' Los Angeles Times
- Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta Demand Answers from Temecula School Board | California Governor Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
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