A California Assembly bill that would prohibit school boards from excluding books that contain “diverse perspectives”—including critical race theory and gender ideology—is another step closer to becoming law.
After passing the state Assembly in May, Assembly Bill 1078 passed 5–2 in the Senate Education Committee July 5, with Sens. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa) and Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) dissenting.
It will now be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee in the coming weeks.
Assemblyman Corey Jackson (D-Riverside), who introduced the bill, said its aim is to address some California school boards who have recently removed books “not based on character but because of race, because of someone’s sexuality.”…