Stern Authors New State Senate Bill On Holocaust, Racism Education
On Tuesday, Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond joined political leaders and other organizations to encourage new legislation to promote education in places like the Santa Clarita Valley on racism, bigotry, and genocide.
Senator Henry Stern and other political leaders publicly endorsed a new act, Senate Bill 693 titled the Never Again Education Act, which Stern authored to encourage more public education on controversial topics such as racism and bias, including historic issues like the Holocaust.
“Our students are victims of a broken society; every day we encounter more heartbreaking examples of anti-Semitism, bullying, and violence against Asian Americans, Islamophobia, LGBTQ discrimination, and racism and actions of hate against people of color,” Superintendent Thurmond said. “Education has the power to help us grow, understand, and find a pathway to healing. S.B. 693 will build the necessary infrastructure to provide the trainings to hold the courageous conversations.”