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Parents File Complaint to Undo Chino Valley Book Policies

8/20/2026

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Public Counsel and parents filed a complaint with the California Department of Education to investigate violations.
The complaint seeks to invalidate Chino Valley’s book-removal and gender-identity policies and to restore removed books.
Chino Valley’s book-removal policy, adopted October 2023, permits removal requests within three days and a hearing in 45 days.
School board president Sonja Shaw, June primary winner for state superintendent, faces the complaint after a judge blocked gender-identity policy.

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Story summary

Public Counsel and parents filed a complaint with the California Department of Education to investigate violations.
The complaint seeks to invalidate Chino Valley’s book-removal and gender-identity policies and to restore removed books.
Chino Valley’s book-removal policy, adopted October 2023, permits removal requests within three days and a hearing in 45 days.
School board president Sonja Shaw, June primary winner for state superintendent, faces the complaint after a judge blocked gender-identity policy.