The politicization and orthodoxy in our public schools comes from the unions and the Democratic party.  It is the State and teachers’ unions imposing rigid and exclusive indoctrination of children with divisive race and gender theories, and the district merely adopted policies to mitigate the orthodoxy imposed by those entities.

California Policy Center filed an amicus curiae brief Monday in support of the First Amendment rights of a California first grader who was punished by her school after she drew a picture containing the words “Black Lives Mater [sic]… any life.” The school principal disciplined the student by depriving her of recess for two weeks and prohibiting her from drawing. 

Last month, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision in Visalia Unified School District v. Public Employees Relations Board, impacting personnel disputes in school districts throughout California. This is a must-read for all California school district HR directors.