Controversial School Board Actions Spark State Scrutiny and Protests in Southern California

The attorney general of California, Rob Bonta, will review a Southern California school board's decision to reject social studies curriculum over its mention of gay rights hero Harvey Milk. The board's conservative majority has been accused of blocking textbooks for first through fifth graders due to discriminatory animus. The rejection of curriculum has been warned against by California's governor and state superintendent, and the attorney general's review is the first of its kind.