NEW JERSEY (WPVI) -- New Jersey has become the second state in the nation after California to pass a law requiring schools to teach LGBT history in their classrooms.
WABC-TV reports, under the new measure, public schools must include lessons about the political, economic and social contributions of the LGBT community.
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The new law goes into effect at the beginning of the 2020 school year.
Governor Murphy called the law a step towards inclusion and fairness.
This legislation comes as the #ExposeChristianSchools hashtag started trending on Twitter. It was introduced shortly after news broke that Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, would be teaching at a Christian school in northern Virginia that lists "homosexual or lesbian sexual activity" as among the disqualifying criteria for prospective employees.
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