California lawmakers passed a bill last week prohibiting books from being banned in public school districts because of content related to gender or racial diversity, and now, the governor is expect…
California lawmakers passed a bill last week prohibiting books from being banned in public school districts because of content related to gender or racial diversity, and now, the governor is expected to sign it into law.“California is the true freedom state: a place where families — not political fanatics — have the freedom to decide what’s right for them,” he said.
The bill, which was introduced and authored by Assembly member Corey Jackson of Riverside, does not prohibit book banning, though it would impose a fine if books are banned because they contain “inclusive and diverse perspectives.”JOHN G MABANGLO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock “We’re going to purchase the book for these students — the same one that hundreds of thousands of kids are already using. If these extremist school board members won’t do their job, we will — and fine them for their incompetence,” Newsom said.
Dr. Joseph Komrosky, the president of the TVSD Board of Education, said that the board did not “ban” the textbook, rather, they chose not to adopt a new curriculum and the supplemental textbook material that included Milk.Still, Newsom threatened to fine TVSD $1.5 million, and the board eventually adopted the curriculum.
Jackson’s bill threatens financial penalties against school boards that restrict access to classroom and library materials because they feature LGBTQ people or were written by LGBTQ authors, the bill reads, “discriminates against LGBTQ people and constitutes censorship in violation of California law and policy.”This comes after a newly released report revealed that nearly 1,500 books were banned in the first half of the 2022-2023 school year.
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