Overview
- Canyon Hills Junior High in Chino Hills hosted a “History Rocks 250” assembly featuring patriotic themes, student performances, and lessons tied to America’s founding.
- Protesters outside held signs reading “No politics in school” as some parents kept children home after reports of ties to Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation.
- The program opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem, included history trivia about the American Revolution, and highlighted civic pride.
- Featured speaker Katharine Gorka, introduced as a Department of Education senior adviser for civic education, told students the United States is a welcoming country.
- Chino Valley Unified leaders said the assembly matched curriculum on founding documents, rejected claims of partisanship as misinformation, and noted lost class time for absent students.