Southern California school board rejects curriculum that mentions Harvey Milk [View all]
The controversy centered over a three-paragraph mention of the gay rights figure in supplemental materials.
July 19, 2023, 3:23 AM EDT
By Alicia Victoria Lozano
TEMECULA, Calif. — A Southern California school board has become the latest proxy for culture wars brewing across the country after a conservative bloc voted to formally reject state-endorsed curriculum that would have mentioned gay rights figure Harvey Milk.
On Tuesday, a heated Temecula Valley Unified School District board meeting dissolved into shouts and jeers as parents, teachers and community members confronted one another over a three-paragraph mention of Milk in supplemental materials for students in grades one through five.
At least three people were ejected from the five-hour hearing and escorted outside by law enforcement officers. In the parking lot, stickers in support of the far-right Proud Boys group mysteriously appeared on cars.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southern-california-school-board-rejects-curriculum-mentions-harvey-mi-rcna94732
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