Controversy Surrounds California School Boards' Treatment of LGBTQ+ Curriculum

The president of the Temecula school board in California, Joseph Komrosky, is facing backlash for calling gay rights activist Harvey Milk a "pedophile" and objecting to an elementary social science curriculum that included Milk in its supplemental materials. Komrosky and two other school board members struck down the social science curriculum in a 3-2 vote that leaves the district without a textbook for the coming year. California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Komrosky's statement and defended the state's freedom to learn. The dispute comes amid controversies over how to teach about LGBTQ+ issues in schools.