Source: Hindu Press International

On January 8, 2006 Hindu Press International reported, "California State Board of Education members and staff conducted a special, closed-door meeting on January 6 to revisit the Hindu requests [proposed by two Hindu groups, the Hindu Education Foundation and the Vedic Foundation] for changes in the 6th grade social studies books currently proposed for adoption by the State... In the all-day meeting, the group went over every one of the disputed edits. At the beginning, the ground rules were set in such a way by the Board that Dr. Witzel [scholar of Sanskrit at Harvard University] and Dr. Bajpai [scholar of Indian History] would discuss each disputed edit and try to arrive at a compromise solution acceptable to both. [Witzel and Bajpai have been on opposing sides of the edit proposals for the past few months]... Overall, it was estimated that perhaps 85% of the Hindu changes were accepted in original or modified form. This meeting was, however, still an advisory meeting, and nothing was finalized. The Board of Education is holding its next meeting in February."