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Elk Grove Unified School District Trustee Heidi Moore attempted and failed to schedule a public hearing on a new high school graduation requirement during the April 1, 2025, Board of Trustees meeting. The item was on the agenda's consent calendar.

The passage of California Assembly Bill 100 necessitated including Ethnic Studies as a graduation requirement. That legislation required that high school students complete at least one course in ethnic studies. 

The legislation was signed into law in September 2024 and will take effect for the class of 2029. This requirement means that students who enter high school from the 2025 - 2026 school year onward must complete an approved ethnic studies course before graduating.

During her plea to have the item removed from the consent calendar and placed on a future agenda as a public hearing, Moore called the requirement controversial and said the trustees should hold a public hearing so parents would be better informed. She also discussed the financial implications, noting that it is an unfunded mandate.

While Moore, who ran for office last year on a conservative platform, did not say she objected to the inclusion of ethnic studies in the district's curriculum, conservative education activists have long criticized similar programs. Their objections typically center on concerns that such courses promote identity politics and a revisionist view of history that, in their opinion, undermines traditional American values.

Moore's entire commentary can be viewed in the video below.

After her comments, her motion to remove it from the consent calendar died after none of her six colleagues seconded the motion. ied School District Trustee Heidi Moore attempted and failed to schedule a public hearing on a new high school graduation requirement at last night's Board of Trustees meeting. The item was on the agenda's consent calendar.

The passage of California Assembly Bill 100 necessitated including Ethnic Studies as a graduation requirement. That legislation required that high school students complete at least one course in ethnic studies. 

The legislation was signed into law in September 2024 and will take effect for the class of 2029. This requirement means that students who enter high school from the 2025 - 2026 school year onward must complete an approved ethnic studies course before graduating.

During her plea to have the item removed from the consent calendar and placed on a future agenda as a public hearing, Moore called the requirement controversial and said the trustees should hold a public hearing should be held so parents be better informed. She also discussed the financial implications, noting that it is an unfunded mandate.

While Moore, who ran for office last year on a conservative platform, did not say she objected to the inclusion of ethnic studies in the district's curriculum, conservative education activists have long criticized similar programs. Their objections typically center on concerns that such courses promote identity politics and a revisionist view of history that, in their opinion, undermines traditional American values.

After her comments, her motion to remove it from the consent calendar died after none of her six colleagues seconded the motion.