WHAT IS ETHNIC STUDIES?
The state of California recently updated the graduation requirements for the class of 2030 to include a course called Ethnic Studies. The educational topics and standards to be met in this course are rather vague, but they are described in a Model Curriculum from the Department of Education.
An Ethnic Studies class was offered to PVPUSD high school students in the fall of 2021. The district enlisted a few teachers to design a curriculum and pilot the class. Although the class has been taught to students and the full curriculum should be available upon request from parents per the CA Education Code 49091.10, it has not been made available to the parents. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District has only provided a course outline.
