“Across the country and here in California, LGBTQ+ young people are under attack from extremist politicians and school boards"
Forced disclosure requires schools to inform parents if a student requests to use a name or pronoun different from their birth certificate
School board expelled members of the public from open Board meetings, relying on a penalty card system loosely borrowed from soccer matches
Students are angry over actions recently taken by the Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Education
"We’re seeing BLM flags, Pride flags- we’re not anti-LGBTQ, we’re not anti-anything but a classroom is not a place for political beliefs"
“The rise in school districts adopting policies that target California’s vulnerable LGBTQ+ student population is of grave concern”
Attorney General Bonta & Gov. Newsom announced an inquiry into the district by the state Dept of Justice related to civil rights violations
Last week, the Governor and state leaders demanded the school district follow the law and adopt an updated curriculum
“If the school board won’t do its job to ensure kids start the school year with basic materials, the state will," said Governor Newsom
"State will deliver the books — and we’ll send the district the bill and fine them for violating state law”
