California SB472 mandates Holocaust and genocide education in grades 7-12 and establishes a grant program for related instruction and professional.

California SB472 requires the California Department of Education to notify local educational agencies about the inclusion of Holocaust and genocide education in social science instruction for grades 7-12. The notice will highlight the importance of understanding human rights issues, particularly the inhumanity of genocide, slavery, and the Holocaust. The department is authorized to survey local educational agencies on the status of such instruction.

California SB472 mandates Holocaust and genocide education in grades 7-12 and establishes a grant program for related instruction and professional.

California SB472 requires the California Department of Education to notify local educational agencies about the inclusion of Holocaust and genocide education in social science instruction for grades 7-12. The notice will highlight the importance of understanding human rights issues, particularly the inhumanity of genocide, slavery, and the Holocaust. The department is authorized to survey local educational agencies on the status of such instruction.