Petition Letter

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Dr. Michael Kirst

State Board President

State Board of Education

1430 N Street, Room 5111

Sacramento, CA 95814

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Dear Sir,

First, I would like to thank you for your service to California’s students and for having their best interest in mind.

I’m writing to you as a concerned parent with ___________ in the _______________ public school system.

I would like to express my concerns regarding the subjects they are studying, specifically world history.  As a parent of child(ren) of South Korean heritage I feel it is important that the world history textbooks they are reading are up to date and reflect positively on their cultural heritage.  I understand that with California’s past budget crisis and cuts to funding for education that updating textbooks has been put on hold.  Now that California’s economic recovery is getting stronger, I would like to request that we put more emphasis on updating our textbooks to reflect the dynamic and positive contributions that countries like South Korea are making in the world.

I hope that my child(ren) and their classmates can learn about the wonderful history and contributions that many countries like South Korea make to our global economy.

Any assistance that you can provide to ensure that our world history textbooks are up to date and up to California’s high standards is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

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