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Senate Bill 48

Senate Bill 48 . What does the bill mean for districts in their classroom instruction and practice?. An Overview. SB 48 has three provisions for public schools and the State Board

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Senate Bill 48

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  1. Senate Bill 48 What does the bill mean for districts in their classroom instruction and practice?

  2. An Overview • SB 48 has three provisions for public schools and the State Board • Add instruction in History-Social Studies (H-SS) about the role and contributions of persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Americans, and other ethnic/cultural groups with emphasis on role of these groups in contemporary society • Prohibits teachers/school districts from instructing or sponsoring activities that promote discriminatory bias • Adopt textbooks and instructional materials that accurately portray groups as identified

  3. Language added to Ed. Code The bill added language to existing Education Code Section 51204.5, which proscribes the inclusion of the contributions of various groups in the history of California and the United States. This section already included men and women and numerous ethnic groups; the expanded language now includes (additions bolded): “...a study of the role and contributions of both men and women, Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, AsianAmericans, Pacific Islanders,European Americans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic and cultural groups, to the economic, political, and social development of California and the United States of America, with particular emphasis on portraying the role of these groups in contemporary society.”

  4. Added requirements regarding instructional materials Education Code Section 51501 outlines prohibitions on material included in textbooks or other instructional materials. This section already included prohibitions on matter “reflecting adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry”; this bill added “sexual orientation” to the list. Education Code Section 60044 includes a similar prohibition; the language was added there as well, along with a prohibition on materials that contain materials that reflect adversely on persons on the basis of their occupation.

  5. Added requirements regarding instructional materials (cont.) Education Code Section 60040 directs governing boards to only adopt instructional materials that “accurately portray the cultural and racial diversity of our society.” That section already included a number of groups, and was amended to include all of those in Section 51204.5 as listed in previous slides. Finally, the legislation provides a reminder to charter and alternative schools that they are also prohibited in engaging in discrimination per Section 235 of the Education Code.

  6. What new instruction is required to be taught by this law? Instruction in history–social science should include the contributions of those groups listed previously in Education Code Section 51204.5, but it is up to local districts to determine how the instructional content is included. That section applies to the course of study in grades one through twelve, but again it falls to the teacher and the local school and district administration to determine how the content is covered and at which grade level(s).

  7. At which grade levels does this content have to be taught? • There are many places in the existing history–social science curriculum where the contributions of the groups covered in Section 51204.5 can be addressed. • In the History–Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, possible relevant areas include: • the California history standards in grade four • the United States history and geography standards in grade eleven • the Principles of American Democracy standards in grade twelve.

  8. Does this law change the California history–social science standards? This law does not change the standards, nor does it include any authority for the State Board of Education (SBE) to change the standards to reflect the law’s provisions. However, the content required by the law is not in conflict with the standards. The California content standards provide a description of what students are expected to know and be able to do at each grade level, but they are not intended to be a restrictive or exhaustive list of topics.

  9. Where does this fit into the standards? There is no mandate for specific materials or lesson topics however these are examples where it could be include

  10. Examples • Civil Rights lessons to include lessons on contributions of Harvey Milk • H-SS Content Standard 3.4.6 Describe the lives of American heroes who took risks to secure our freedoms (e.g., Anne Hutchinson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr.). (Grade 3) • H-SS Content Standard 11.10.6 Analyze the passage and effects of civil rights and voting rights legislation (e.g., 1964 Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965) and the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, with an emphasis on equality of access to education and to the political process. (Grade 11)

  11. Examples • Lessons of Nazi practices during WWII to • include practice of persecuting homosexuals under paragraph 175 making “lewd acts” a felony rather than misdemeanor • Forced sterilization and killings of intellectually and physically disabled people • H-SS Content Standard 10.8.5 Analyze the Nazi policy of pursuing racial purity, especially against the European Jews; its transformation into the Final Solution; and the Holocaust that resulted in the murder of six million Jewish civilians.

  12. Intention of Leno In an interview with State Senator Leno on NPR, Leno, the bill’s sponsor explains his motivation for sponsoring and the intention of Senate Bill 48.

  13. References Frequently Asked Questions: Senate Bill 48. (2011, August 31). Retrieved from California Department of Education website:http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/senatebill48faq.asp Hill, M. (2011, Summer). Finding Common Ground in Public Schools on the Difficult Issue of Student Sexual Orientation Policy. California Three Rs Project Rights, Responsibilities, and Respect, Retrieved from http://ca3rsproject.org/pdfs/Hot Topics.pdf

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