A Southern California school board has adopted a social studies curriculum that includes gay rights that was approved by parents and teachers after initially rejecting it
“Fortunately, now students will receive the basic materials needed to learn,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom in a statement following Friday’s vote. Newsom previously warned that the district could be sanctioned if it didn’t use the state-approved curriculum. The curriculum in question is titled “California’s Cultural Contributions,” board member Allison Barclay of the Temecula Valley Unified School District told CNN.
Milk was believed to be the first openly gay person elected to public office in California. “There is no mention of Harvey Milk in the textbook that I know of,” she said. “He is listed in a supplemental section titled ‘Biographies’ where there are several hundred short, age-appropriate biographies of historical figures.
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