IndoLink on Friday reported that in Hindu American Foundation, et al., v. California State Board of Education, a California Superior Court judge gave a partial victory to Hindu parents of California school children. On their behalf, a group of Hindu-American organizations were challenging the procedures used by the State Board of Education in approving revisions on the coverage of Hinduism in sixth grade textbooks. Judge Patrick Marlette held that the review rules used by the State Board of Education were invalid. However, instead of ordering the schools to stop using the textbooks that had been approved, he ordered SBE to correct the defects in its regulatory framework. (See related prior posting.)
UPDATE: On Sept. 6, India-West gave a more complete account of the judge's opinion, making it clear that while the judge had problems with the BOE's procedures, he found that the textbooks themselves were not unfair in their treatment of Hinduism.
