California’s ban on banning books empowers teachers to create more inclusive classrooms

CALIFORNIA EDUCATORS — you are protected! You now have the legal right, as well as the responsibility, to use a wide range of diverse children’s books in your classroom — and for those of you who aren’t comfortable doing so, help has arrived.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed protections into law on Sept. 25, effective immediately. AB 1078 states that all students — including those from diverse backgrounds and gender identities — deserve an education “that reflects the lived reality of those pupils.”