California to Fine School District $1.5M Over Rejecting Harvey Milk Textbook Materials
The Temecula Valley School District’s president called Harvey Milk a “pedophile” during a board meeting in May.
July 20, 2023
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The Temecula Valley School District’s president called Harvey Milk a “pedophile” during a board meeting in May.
The Temecula Valley Unified School District board recently rejected an inclusive textbook, and one member called Harvey Milk a pedophile.
In Temecula, where a school board member called Harvey Milk a pedophile, the board has adopted a new social studies curriculum but will review and maybe rewrite materials about Milk and the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
The Chino Valley district was the first in the state to adopt such a policy, for which it was sued by California's attorney general.
In rejecting the social studies textbook, the Temecula school board president called Milk a pedophile.
The California Department of Education is investigating a school district after its board members rejected a social studies textbook — while calling revered LGBTQ+ activist Harvey Milk a "pedophile."
The Murrieta Valley Unified School District's board adopted the policy Thursday night.
School boards in Orange and Rocklin took the action even though the state attorney general has sued one district with such a policy and warned others.
Activists, parents, and supporters of LGBTQ+ rights were outraged.
The policy violates students' rights under the California constitution and state law, Attorney General Rob Bonta says.
As school districts in conservative parts of California enact these policies, young people speak out.