CA lawmakers end bans on gender, race-related books in public schools
California lawmakers on Thursday approved and sent the governor a proposed law that prohibits public schools in the state from banning books based on race and gender.
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California lawmakers on Thursday approved and sent the governor a proposed law that prohibits public schools in the state from banning books based on race and gender.
“And if you think it stops at school libraries, let me tell you it’s not going to stop at school libraries,” one California lawmaker said about banning books.
Nicole Littlefield Daily Caller News Foundation California Democrats passed a bill on Thursday opposed by conservative school board members in the state that would discipline school districts that remove certain books for “discriminatory reasons.” Assemblymember Corey Jackson introduced Assembly Bill 1078 responding to conservative school boards’ restriction of books within public schools and school libraries.…
California lawmakers on Thursday approved and sent the governor a proposed law that prohibits public schools in the state from banning books based on race and gender.
Like school-aged children nationwide, lawmakers too are returning in Sacramento, though they are coming back to work to debate multiple bills.