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Senate approves bill to reinforce Holocaust and genocide instruction in K–12 schools
Summary
SB 472 passed the Senate after extended debate; the bill reminds districts that Holocaust instruction is required by law and provides grant framework and resources for schools to teach the Holocaust and other genocides.
The Senate approved SB 472, a bill reiterating and supporting Holocaust and genocide instruction in K–12 public schools and providing grant frameworks to help districts access curriculum resources.
Senator Stern, sponsor of SB 472, said the education code already “requires that when we're teaching about World War 2 in our classrooms that the largest ever mass slaughter in modern history of people is taught” and that “the Holocaust is…
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