California Republicans Claim Bill Attempts to Silence Parents

A crowd of more than 150 people packed a school board meeting in Salinas, Calif., on Dec. 15, 2021. Courtesy of Josey Schenkoske

California Republicans are condemning legislation they say is a part of a continued “assault on parents” who have flocked to local school board meetings over the last year to protest curriculum changes and policies.

Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) said in an Aug. 1 statement Republicans oppose the passage of Senate Bill 1100 (SB 1100) which would authorize a presiding member of a legislative body conducting a public meeting to remove an individual for disrupting the meeting.