After passing 5-2 in the Senate Education Committee last week, a California measure that would forbid local school boards from eliminating literature “from diverse perspectives” — which includes critical racial theory themes and gender ideology — is one step closer to becoming law.
introducing Assembly Bill 1078, an essential measure to advance diversity and inclusiveness in education. This measure, which was written by Riverside Assemblymember Corey Jackson, wants to make school boards responsible for eliminating books that present “inclusive and diverse perspectives” from their lesson plans. This law will take away the power of local school boards to ban books based on themes of race, gender ideology, or sexual orientation. To ensure a fair and impartial decision-making process, any removal of books will now require a two-thirds supermajority vote from the relevant school board. Supporting this legislation would help promote a more inclusive school system for all.
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The proposed measure also asks for audits of district libraries to evaluate the degree of diversity commitment shown by regional school boards. The indicated districts may incur financial penalties for inadequate shows of commitment.
Jackson charged the regional school boards with removing books “not based on character but because of race, because of someone’s sexuality.”
“These book bans deny students their right to access a broad range of stories and perspectives and they create restrictions on teaching and learning, which impacts our educators and librarians and silences authors, most of whom [are] from marginalized communities,” stated Jackson at a hearing.
“Our students of color and our LGBTQ+ students should not be threatened for their viewpoints, and they should not have education withheld from them,” Tony Thurmond, the state superintendent of public instruction, echoed this sentiment in a statement supporting the measure. “As a former school board member, I highly value local control. But local control does not give anyone the right to threaten, bully, or mistreat any of our students,” he went on to say.
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The law has gained traction since being approved by the state Assembly in May. On July 5, it successfully passed the Senate Education Committee, marking the next major step. The Senate Appropriations Committee will now take up the measure for additional discussion.
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