Attorney General Jason Miyares urges Virginia schools to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

AG Miyares urges Virginia schools to adopt stricter definition of antisemitism

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is urging all Virginia public schools to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

Virginia urges school boards to update antisemitism policies

(The Center Square) – Virginia’s attorney general is urging local school boards to update student conduct and discrimination policies following the commonwealth’s 2023 adoption of a definition of antisemitism into

Outgoing Virginia AG reminds schools of obligation to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

In one of his final acts in office, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter on Monday reminding all K-12 superintendents and school boards in the state of their obligation to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism into their codes of conduct and discrimination policies. “Every student in Virginia has the right to learn in an environment free from fear,” Miyares said in a statemen…

Attorney General Jason Miyares urges Virginia schools to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Attorney General Jason Miyares is urging all Virginia K through 12 schools to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism into policies. On Monday, Jan. 5, Miyares sent a letter to all school superintendents for schools teaching kindergarten through 12th-grade students. He urged them to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism into their code of conduct and discrimination po…

Miyares to superintendents, school boards: Adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter to all K-12 school superintendents and school boards on Monday, urging them to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition.

As NYC Rescinds Key Anti-Semitism Protections, Former U.S. Civil Rights Chief Praises Virginia AG for Enforcing IHRA Definition in Schools - Brandeis Center

Statement highlights stark contrast between Virginia’s enforcement of anti-Semitism protections and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rollback of IHRA-based safeguards, urging incoming Virginia administration to do better than New York Washington, D.C. (January 5, 2026) – Today, Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman and CEO of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law,