The annual state holiday once bearing the late labor leader’s name and that fell on his birthday is now Farmworkers Day, but it will still be observed on March 31. Its name was changed after Chavez, once widely celebrated, was accused of sexual abuse earlier March, including by the renowned civil rights activist Dolores Huerta.

California’s teachers are grappling with the sexual abuse allegations against César Chavez, who is prevalent in lessons about the farmworker movement and labor unions.