The sponsoring groups admit that not all schools will immediately accept the new forms, but they believe both State and Federal law provides solid legal backing and they are offering to refer parents having difficulty to pro bono legal representation, if needed. AB1931 will provide taxpayer funded grants to take children on unspecified field trips to teach them diversity and tolerance. Both bills took effect Jan. 1, 2001. California's Education Code 49091.10 provides parents with the right to be given a complete prospectus of everything a child s teachers will be using throughout the school year. This includes curricula, supplemental materials, required or recommended reading, speakers, etc.
Parents also have the right to remove their children from certain objectionable course materials.
This includes anything that deals with human sexuality, sexual orientation, etc. The coalition that produced the new form includes representatives from the Campaign for California Families, the United States Justice Foundation, the Pacific Justice Institute, the Pro-Family Law Center and the Life Legal Defense Foundation. Audrey Voigt, Diane Fedele, Vishnu Gokhale and Linda Keagle of Upland, Mark Sheppard of Redlands, Nan Rider of Ontario, Ed Laning of Oak Hills, Mark Leggio of Lake Arrowhead, Roy Hernandez of Loma Linda, Thomas Rutherford of Fontana, joined me on a tour of the State Capitol building before attending the California Republican Party Convention. Representatives from the City of Rancho Cucamonga came to the capitol to present their budget priorities for this coming year. Gail Mullenoix from Highland came by to discuss issues regarding churches.