School boards in California will no longer be able to ban textbooks and instructional materials containing “inclusive and diverse perspectives” from the more than 10,000 schools across the state under a new measure signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 25.
The legislation, Assembly Bill 1078, prohibits schools from banning books on racial or LGBT teachings including the role and contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic status groups.
