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Arcadia Weekly Aug 01, 2011
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By Terry Miller
State Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks and Sierra Madre and Monrovia’s assemblyman, attacked Gov. Brown’s signature on landmark bill SB 44 during a Tea Party meeting in Redlands last week.
“I am not in favor of putting into legislation my point of view. I don’t think that’s the right thing to do. I don’t think it’s the right thing to do with the homosexual agenda; I don’t think it’s the right thing to do with my agenda. I don’t think that our schools are a place that we should be pushing social agendas. I think what we ought to do is that we oughta (SIC) say every single American who has been instrumental in history is to be honored for their accomplishments regardless of their sexual orientation, their race, anything other than the content of their character. And that, ladies and gentlemen of this assembly, that is what we should be aspiring to. We should teach children that they can choose and pursue to be recognized for what they do and not necessarily who they are.” Donnally said.
SB 48, or the FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful) Education act, allows the contributions of the LGBT Americans be incorporated into school curricula, identifying LGBT Americans as a minority group protected from discrimination in education.
The bill is aimed at toleance and not continued discrimination withing our public education system.
The bill, authored by Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, also calls for the inclusion of historical contributions of Pacific Islanders as well as those of disabled individuals.
“This bill revises existing laws that prohibit discrimination in education and ensures that the important contributions of Americans from all backgrounds and walks of life are included in our history books,” Gov. Brown said in a statement.
Efforts to repeal the bill are underway by conservative Tea Party members such as Minuteman Tim Donnolly and others. We will update as warranted.
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