A landmark court case involving an Orange County family and local school districts that helped bring about the end of segregation laws in schools around the country will be a mandatory element of history and social science classes in California public schools.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday, Sept. 20, requiring public schools in the state to teach Mendez v. Westminster. The passage of AB 1805, introduced by Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana and Assemblymember Tri Ta, R-Westminster, is considered important recognition of Latino discrimination and the role that one Orange County family played in fighting against it.

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