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January 17 California California […]
When
1978-01-17
Description
January 17 California California State Senator John Briggs (R–Fullerton) began to distribute a revised petition, which became known as the "Briggs Initiative." It called for the "filing of charges against school teachers, teacher's aides, school administrators or counsellors for advocating, soliciting, imposing, encouraging or promoting private or public sexual acts between persons of the same sex…"; it also prohibited hiring and required dismissal of such persons if school boards determined them unfit for service. The petition required 312,404 signatures before May 1, 1978, in order to be placed on the November 1978 ballot. (See also November 7, 1978.)
