Controversy Surrounds California School Boards' Treatment of LGBTQ+ Curriculum
TL;DR
The president of the Temecula school board in California, Joseph Komrosky, is facing backlash for calling gay rights activist Harvey Milk a "pedophile" and objecting to an elementary social science curriculum that included Milk in its supplemental materials. Komrosky and two other school board members struck down the social science curriculum in a 3-2 vote that leaves the district without a textbook for the coming year. California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Komrosky's statement and defended the state's freedom to learn. The dispute comes amid controversies over how to teach about LGBTQ+ issues in schools.
- School board president faces backlash for calling Harvey Milk a ‘pedophile’ The Guardian US
- Gov. Newsom embroiled in book ban battle with Temecula Valley School District official KTLA 5
- Southern California school board faces state scrutiny for blocking gay rights figure from curriculum POLITICO
- California investigating district rejection of Harvey Milk curriculum San Francisco Chronicle
- Temecula teachers protest textbook decision after board president FOX 11 Los Angeles
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