Prejudices
Cal. EDC § 51500
California Statutes
(a)
(1) A teacher shall not give instruction and a school district shall not sponsor any activity that promotes a discriminatory bias on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, or sexual orientation, or pursuant to a characteristic listed in
Section 220.
(2) Discriminatory bias in instruction and school-sponsored activities does not require a showing of direct harm to members of a protected group. Members of a protected group do not need to be present while the discriminatory bias is occurring for the act to be considered discriminatory bias.
(3) If the governing board or body of a local educational agency finds that instruction or school-sponsored activities are discriminatory pursuant to this section, corrective action shall be taken. (
b) Teacher instruction shall be factually accurate and align with the adopted curriculum and standards as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (
c) of
Section 60200, and be consistent with accepted standards of professional responsibility, rather than advocacy, personal opinion, bias, or partisanship. (
c) Local educational agencies shall ensure that parents and guardians have access to materials in a reasonable amount of time pursuant to
Section 49091.10 and the California Public Records Act, as set forth in Division 10 (commencing with
Section 7920.000) of Title of the Government Code. (
d) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.