On Monday afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1078, which aims to prohibit the banning and censorship of textbooks in California's more than 10,000 schools.
AB 1078, sponsored by Moreno Valley Assemblyman Dr. Corey Jackson, also bans censorship of educational materials and strengthens California's law requiring schools to provide all students with access to textbooks that teach about the state's diverse communities.
"From Temecula to Tallahassee, fringe ideologues across the country are trying to whitewash history and ban books from schools. With this new law, we are cementing California's role as the true state of liberty: a place where families, not political fanatics, are free to decide what's right for them," Newsom said after the signing.
For her part, the first Californian member, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, stated that the book ban harms all children, reduces community empathy and contributes to creating