Officials settled a lawsuit claiming they violated open meeting laws to secretly develop ethnic studies courses with antisemitic material.
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Santa Ana School District Sued for Allegedly Creating Antisemitic Classes in Secret
Jewish advocacy groups are suing the Santa Ana Unified School District for allegedly breaking the state’s open meeting law to create courses with anti-Jewish teachings. District officials deny the claims and say they’ll win in court.
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Santa Ana School District Struggles With How to Teach Palestinian & Israeli History
Santa Ana Unified School District officials promise to revise ethnic studies materials on Palestine and Israel amidst backlash from Jewish groups. Arab American leaders question whether the district will erase Palestinian history.
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Did Orange Unified School Officials Improperly Replace Their Superintendent?
How did four board members agree to fire a top administrator with 24 hours’ notice with replacements already in place?
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School Trustees Narrowly Ban Critical Race Theory
As the district moves forward with a new multicultural elective course, trustees banned the theory while students & parents worry the move will stifle history lessons and discussions on racism.
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Critical Race Theory is on the Chopping Block at Placentia-Yorba Linda School District
The proposed ban comes as school districts across the country wrestle with how history should be taught and what aspects of it have been traditionally left out of classrooms.
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School Trustees Poised to Ban Critical Race Theory Amid Uproar
Trustees are facing pushback from some students, parents and various groups who are speaking out against the ban and worried about the implications it could have on AP exams.
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School District Trustees to Ban Critical Race Theory; Criticism Soars
Amidst a nationwide reckoning on how history is taught, district trustees are looking to ban Critical Race Theory as they face pushback from some parents, students and various groups.
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Ethnic Studies and Critical Race Theory: A Tumultuous Year for OC School Boards
One local school district is trying to ban critical race theory after a year of intense debates on ethnic studies across OC districts.
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Anaheim High School to Keep ‘Colonists’ Name, But Change Mascot
District and school officials vow to teach students Indigneous history following a debate over the mascot.
