{"id":2026521,"date":"2023-09-09T00:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T04:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-preventing-local-school-boards-from-rejecting-diversity-textbooks-passes-heads-to-governor\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T00:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T04:29:36","slug":"california-bill-preventing-local-school-boards-from-rejecting-diversity-textbooks-passes-heads-to-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-preventing-local-school-boards-from-rejecting-diversity-textbooks-passes-heads-to-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"California&#8217;s bill to stop local school boards from rejecting &#8216;diversity&#8217; textbooks has been approved and is now awaiting the governor&#8217;s approval."},"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\">42<\/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-boards-from-rejecting-diversity-textbooks-passes-heads-to-governor%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=2026521&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 California \u2064Bill to Promote Diversity in School Books\u2063 Heads to Governor for Approval<\/h2>\n<p>A California bill that aims to ensure \u200dthat school\u200d boards\u200b include books\u2062 that accurately represent the cultural and racial diversity of society\u200c is now awaiting approval from\u2063 Governor Gavin Newsom. The bill, known as Assembly Bill 1078, passed the state Senate floor with a 55-16 vote on September 7.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the fate of the \u200bbill was\u2063 uncertain as it was placed on the\u2064 &#8220;suspense file,&#8221; which holds bills with\u200b significant fiscal expenses. \u200bHowever, the \u2062Democratic \u2064majority \u2064in the \u200cstate Senate\u200c revived it and pushed it forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/southern-california-school-board-approves-previously-rejected-social-studies-curriculum-5420181\">Southern California \u200bSchool Board Approves Previously Rejected Social Studies Curriculum<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/24\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\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 \u2064Fine School\u200c District \u2062$1.5 Million \u2063Over Blocked\u200d Textbook Lacks Legal Grounds<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/20\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If Governor Newsom signs the \u200cbill, it will take \u2062effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Assemblyman\u200b Corey Jackson introduced the \u200dbill\u200b in February to\u2063 prevent school boards \u200cfrom\u2063 excluding books\u2064 based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-hired-as-chief-impact-officer-for-mental-health-start-up\/\" title=\"Prince Harry Hired As \u2018Chief Impact Officer\u2019 For Mental Health Start-Up\">topics related<\/a> to race,\u2063 ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.\u200b To exclude a book for any other \u2064reason, \u200ba two-thirds supermajority vote by the\u2063 school \u2063board would\u200b be required.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b bill also \u200dmandates audits of library and classroom books, with potential funding\u200d penalties for districts that do not meet the California\u2064 Department of Education&#8217;s standards for\u2062 diverse instructional materials.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Children&#8217;s books on gender identity and sexuality in Irvine, Calif.,\u2062 on Sept. 7, 2022. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Assemblyman\u2064 Jackson\u2064 stated that the \u2063purpose of the bill is to address instances\u2062 where books have been removed\u200b from schools based\u2064 on race\u200c or sexuality rather than their content or character.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2064 year, several \u200bSouthern California school boards, including the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified and Temecula Valley Unified, passed policies banning the teaching of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">critical race theory<\/a>. The Temecula Valley Unified board gained attention \u2063when it initially\u200c rejected, then later approved, an elementary social studies textbook that\u2064 included \u2064LGBT activist Harvey Milk.<\/p>\n<p>The board president, Joseph Komrosky,\u200c referred to Milk as \u200da &#8220;pedophile&#8221; due to reports of a sexual relationship with a \u200bminor. Governor Newsom threatened to \u2062send \u200dcopies \u200bof the\u2064 textbook to Temecula students and impose\u2064 a $1.5 million fine on \u2063the district if\u200b they did not approve it. Eventually, the board approved the curriculum \u200cwith the recommendation to \u200dreplace the material involving Milk with something more age-appropriate.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Parents in support of the Temecula Valley Unified \u200cschool board&#8217;s decision to terminate the district\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-preventing-local-school-boards-from-rejecting-diversity-textbooks-passes-heads-to-governor\/\" title=\"California's bill to stop local school boards from rejecting 'diversity' textbooks has been approved and is now awaiting the governor's approval.\">superintendent amid controversy surrounding critical race theory<\/a> and other school curriculum attend a \u200cboard meeting \u200cin Temecula, Calif., \u200don\u2064 June 13, 2023. (Micaela Ricaforte\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Trustee Jen Wiersma from\u2063 Temecula \u2064Valley \u2064Unified and Trustee Sonja Shaw from\u2064 Chino \u200dValley Unified expressed opposition to AB 1078. They raised concerns\u2064 that the bill could expose school boards to legal\u200c risks if they were \u200bunable to remove inappropriate books and materials.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Wiersma stated, &#8220;[Assembly Bill] 1078 prevents school boards from removing instructional materials, which predisposes school \u200ddistricts\u2064 to lawsuits by parents based upon curriculum containing \u200bsexual harassment and criminal obscenity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Shaw added that the bill was \u2063a &#8220;blatant overreach&#8221; \u200bthat undermined the power of local boards and disenfranchised voters.\u200d She also \u2064argued that it\u2063 would \u200blead to \u200cfurther financial \u2063difficulties for California and marginalize\u2063 parents in the education \u2062process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill in California, AB 1078, is on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom for approval. If passed, it would prevent school boards from excluding books that accurately represent cultural and racial diversity, including critical race theory and gender ideology. The bill successfully passed the state Senate floor, and its fate now rests with Gov. 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