By Isabella Santos.
Temecula is a small community of fewer than 200,000 people, nestled in a Southern California valley dotted with wineries. Despite presumptions of quiet pastoralism, this community has recently been embroiled in controversy, attracting interest nationwide––and it’s the kids who are caught in the crossfire. The Temecula Valley Unified School District Board, governed by a conservative majority since 2022, has advanced resolutions and policies drastically limiting the school curriculum, imposing polarizing duties on educators, extending parental control over children in public schools, and excising certain types of material deemed “inappropriate” for students (such as curriculum related to the gay rights movement). Full Article.