Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities.
Many of the new restrictions enacted by conservative-dominated school boards have been over textbook representations of sexuality and LGBTQ+ history.
A 2011 state law requires schools to teach students about the historical contributions of gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
After it was blocked, Newsom weighed in with his disapproval of the bill's failure to advance, and lawmakers revived it.
Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove, who authored the bill, later amended the bill to protect victims from being criminalized.
Persons:
Gavin Newsom, Newsom, ” Newsom, —, Harvey Milk, Sen, Shannon Grove
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—, Public, Republican
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SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, Temecula, Tallahassee, U.S, California, Southern California, San Francisco