{"id":1942163,"date":"2023-06-01T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T21:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-warns-schools-against-book-bans-contrasting-california-further-from-red-states\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T17:51:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T21:51:51","slug":"newsom-warns-schools-against-book-bans-contrasting-california-further-from-red-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-warns-schools-against-book-bans-contrasting-california-further-from-red-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom cautions schools against banning books, setting California apart from red states."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-warns-schools-against-book-bans-contrasting-california-further-from-red-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1942163&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Governor Warns Against Book Bans in Schools<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAccess to books \u2013 including books that reflect the diverse experiences and perspectives of Californians, and especially, those that may challenge us to grapple with uncomfortable truths \u2013 is a profound freedom we all must protect and cultivate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a warning to schools in the state against removing materials from classrooms and libraries. In a letter to county and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-education-lesson-from-covid-lockdowns-school-choice-is-imperative-for-every-child\/\" title=\"The Education Lesson from COVID Lockdowns: School Choice Is Imperative for Every Child\">school district officials<\/a>, Newsom emphasized the importance of protecting students&#8217; access to books that reflect diverse experiences and perspectives, even if they may be controversial or uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting First Amendment Rights<\/h3>\n<p>Newsom, along with Attorney General Rob Bonta and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, cited several first amendment cases in their letter, including Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District and McCarthy v. Fletcher. They emphasized that curricular decisions must be based on legitimate pedagogical interests and not an attempt at &#8220;rigid and exclusive indoctrination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The officials also stressed the importance of exposing students to various worldviews, stating that it is &#8220;vital&#8221; to their development. California Education Code requires local educational agencies to instruct students on the contributions of various ethnic and cultural groups to the development of California and the United States.<\/p>\n<h3>Consequences for Book Bans<\/h3>\n<p>If counties or districts are found to have removed materials, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-publishes-heavily-edited-probe-of-exonerated-general\/\" title=\"Mexico Publishes Heavily Edited Probe of Exonerated General\">attorney general&#8217;<\/a>s office may request documentation, including policies regarding the First Amendment and freedom of speech, instructional materials and their assessments, and any communications related to removals. Newsom specifically called out Texas and Florida in his letter, where steps have been taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-warns-schools-against-book-bans-contrasting-california-further-from-red-states\/\" title=\"Newsom cautions schools against banning books, setting California apart from red states.\">restrict young students&#8217; access<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/masterpiece-cakeshop-christian-baker-on-trial-again-this-time-sued-by-transgender-activist\/\" title=\"Masterpiece Cakeshop Christian Baker On Trial Again: This Time Sued By Transgender Activist\">sexually explicit materials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Protecting students&#8217; access to diverse perspectives and ideas is crucial for their education and development. Let&#8217;s hope that schools in California and across the country continue to prioritize this fundamental freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom wrote a letter to counties and school districts, cautioning against the removal of materials from classrooms and libraries. He contrasted California with Florida and Texas and warned that those who ban books will be asked to provide documentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1942164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6492,8755,4045,17517,3678,7741,3735,12406,5090],"class_list":["post-1942163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-banning","tag-books","tag-california","tag-cautions","tag-newsom","tag-red","tag-schools","tag-setting","tag-states"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1942163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1942164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1942163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1942163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1942163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}