{"id":2012595,"date":"2023-08-25T21:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T01:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-preventing-local-school-board-from-rejecting-textbooks-in-limbo\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T21:34:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T01:34:25","slug":"california-bill-preventing-local-school-board-from-rejecting-textbooks-in-limbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-preventing-local-school-board-from-rejecting-textbooks-in-limbo\/","title":{"rendered":"California bill to prevent local school boards from rejecting textbooks remains uncertain."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fcalifornia-bill-preventing-local-school-board-from-rejecting-textbooks-in-limbo%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=2012595&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>A\u2062 Battle Over Book Exclusions: California Bill Hangs in Limbo<\/h2>\n<p>A California bill that aims to promote \u200bdiverse perspectives in schools is facing uncertainty after a recent state Senate committee vote. Assembly Bill 1078, introduced by Assemblyman Corey Jackson,\u2064 seeks to prevent local school boards from excluding books that touch on critical race theory, \u2063gender ideology, and other important topics.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was unanimously placed on the &#8220;suspense file&#8221; by the state Senate Appropriations Committee, which serves as a holding place for bills with significant \u200cfiscal implications. On September 1, the\u200c committee will reevaluate the suspense bills and decide whether to \u200badvance them or effectively kill them, according to\u200b state Senate guidelines.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/newsoms-1-5-million-fine-to-local-school-district-over-textbook-rejection-may-be-illegal-5413317\">Newsom&#8217;s Plan to Fine School District $1.5 Million Over Blocked Textbook Lacks Legal Grounds<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/20\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/southern-california-school-board-approves-previously-rejected-social-studies-curriculum-5420181\">Southern California School Board Approves Previously Rejected Social Studies Curriculum<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/24\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Assembly Bill 1078, if passed, would require a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-announce-impeachment-proceedings-targeting-soros-backed-philadelphia-da\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Announce Impeachment Proceedings Targeting Soros-Backed Philadelphia DA\">-thirds supermajority vote<\/a> by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-bombshell-mi-judge-grants-attorney-matt-deperno-permission-to-release-results-of-forensic-examination-on-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING BOMBSHELL: MI Judge Grants Attorney Matt DePerno Permission To RELEASE Results Of Forensic Examination On 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co. [VIDEO]\">school board<\/a> to exclude a book for any reason other than\u2064 those related to race, ethnicity, gender,\u2062 or \u2063sexual orientation. The bill also mandates audits of library and classroom books, with potential \u2063funding penalties for districts that lack diverse instructional materials, as per the California Department of Education&#8217;s standards.<\/p>\n<p>During a state \u200dSenate Education Committee hearing, Assemblyman Corey Jackson emphasized the importance of the bill\u2063 in addressing\u200d instances where books were\u2063 removed from schools based on race or sexuality.\u2063 He argued that such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-preventing-local-school-board-from-rejecting-textbooks-in-limbo\/\" title=\"California bill to prevent local school boards from rejecting textbooks remains uncertain.\">book bans \u200dlimit students&#8217; access<\/a> to diverse stories and perspectives, hinder\u2064 teaching and learning, and \u2063silence marginalized authors.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2063during\u2063 the appropriations hearing, Trustee Sonja Shaw from Chino Valley Unified and Trustee \u200bJennifer Wiersma from Temecula Valley Unified expressed opposition to \u2064the bill. Ms. Shaw criticized it as\u200d an overreach that undermines local boards\u200d and disenfranchises voters, \u2062warning of financial \u200dconsequences and the erosion of parental involvement in education. Ms. Wiersma raised concerns about potential legal risks for school boards if they were unable to remove inappropriate materials.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Chino Valley Unified School District in Chino, Calif.,\u2064 in April 2021.\u2064 (Google Maps\/Screenshot via The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the opposition, the bill has already passed \u2062the state Assembly floor and the Senate&#8217;s\u200c Education Committee.\u200b Its fate now rests \u200dwith the Senate&#8217;s\u200d Appropriations Committee,\u2064 which will determine whether it advances or remains on suspense.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Temecula Valley Unified School District Administration Center in Temecula, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2023. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The battle \u2064over book exclusions in California schools continues, with Assembly Bill 1078\u2062 at the center of the debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California bill, AB 1078, is in limbo after a state Senate committee vote. The bill aims to prevent school boards from excluding books with diverse perspectives, including critical race theory and gender ideology. The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously placed the bill on the suspense file, a holding place for further consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":433,"featured_media":2012596,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2012595","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\/433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}