California Education Code

§ 51500

EDC § 51500 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) A teacher shall not give instruction and a school district shall not sponsor any activity that promotes a discriminatory bias on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, or sexual orientation, or pursuant to a characteristic listed in Section 220.

(2)Discriminatory bias in instruction and school-sponsored activities does not require a showing of direct harm to members of a protected group. Members of a protected group do not need to be present while the discriminatory bias is occurring for the act to be considered discriminatory bias.

(3)If the governing board or body of a local educational agency finds that instruction or school-sponsored activities are discriminatory pursuant to this section, corrective action shall be taken.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 428, Sec. 7. (AB 715) Effective January 1, 2026.