SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — New social studies text books recently approved by the Scottsdale Unified School District have some parents furious.

At the latest governing board meeting, several spoke out against a new U.S. History text book that includes topics like the Black Lives Matter protests, the death of George Floyd and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee to protest police violence.

“This isn’t education it’s indoctrination,” said one woman against the proposal.

Many who spoke out against the material called it anti-police and divisive. Believing the content is slanted to make officers look bad to students.

“Black Lives Matter, I don’t want my son learning about that," one parent said. "There’s nothing nonviolent about it. It was a lot of destruction.”

During the meeti

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