California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Education Code - EDC |
Title 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
Division 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES |
Part 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS |
Chapter 4. Prohibited Instruction |
ARTICLE 1. Prejudices |
Section 51501.
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The state board and any governing board shall not adopt any textbooks or other instructional materials for use in the public schools that contain any matter reflecting adversely upon persons on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, or sexual orientation, or because of a characteristic listed in Section 220.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2013.)