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SACRAMENTO, Ca (April 24,
2006) – A motion for preliminary injunction filed by
the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) against the California
State Board of Education (SBE) to stop the printing and distribution
of several textbooks containing distortions and an unbalanced
presentation of Hinduism was heard on April 21, 2006 in California
Superior Court.
In his ruling, Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette stated
that he was “troubled” by process followed by
the SBE in adopting sixth grade social studies textbooks.
Judge Marlette requested that the Hindu groups and the SBE
confer to, among other things, provide a schedule to resolve
this case before the textbooks in question are distributed
this fall. For that reason, Judge Marlette denied the injunction
in favor of a schedule that will bring this case to a resolution
before the school year.
“We are pleased that Judge Marlette
agrees that the procedure followed thus far by the SBE in
relation to Hindus is problematic,” said Suhag Shukla,
Esq., legal counsel of HAF. “We are disappointed that
the preliminary injunction was denied, but remain confident
that we will prevail in our goal of providing California schoolchildren
a fair and balanced depiction of Hinduism and intend to continue
with the legal process to its completion.”
The Hindu American Foundation is a non-profit
501(c)(3), non-partisan organization, promoting the Hindu
and American ideals of understanding, tolerance and pluralism.
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