The Board of Education is composed of five members, elected by geographical districts called Trustee Areas.
After a conservative majority were elected to the school board in November 2022, they passed a resolution banning the teaching of critical race theory.
[2][3] In May 2023, the school board rejected social studies textbooks that had been approved by dozens of teachers and parents in a pilot program.
It was also concerned about the mention of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, calling him a "pedophile."
[4] With the current textbook no longer being printed, it was claimed that classes would be short of books needed by teachers for their students,[5] although California Governor Gavin Newsom announced in July that the state is entering into a contract to secure textbooks for the district in time for the first day of school in August.