LATimes Criticizes Gay Social Studies Curriculum Mandate

In an editorial about the struggle that California districts are facing in implementing a new law mandating that the contribution of gay Americans be added to social studies curricula, the Los Angeles Times (10/19) states that this type of problem "is what happens when school laws are passed for political reasons rather than educational ones." The piece notes that districts "have little idea how to comply with the law. What's more, the state lacks the time or resources to develop lesson plans or a curriculum to help guide them." The Times suggests that legislators have gone too far in their "appropriate" efforts to curtail discrimination and harassment in schools.