TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 33000-64100›DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES 46000-65001›PART 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS 51000-53315›CHAPTER 4. Prohibited Instruction 51500-51540›ARTICLE 1. Prejudices 51500-51501
§ 51501
California Education Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The state board and any governing board shall not adopt any textbooks or other instructional materials for use in the public schools that contain any matter reflecting adversely upon persons on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, or sexual orientation, or because of a characteristic listed in Section 220.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 36. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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