Pillen Order Requires Nebraska to Track, Restrict Antisemitic Behavior

Pillen order requires Nebraska to track, restrict antisemitic behavior

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Friday that creates a framework for K-12 schools, colleges and universities to track and report antisemitic behavior to the Governor’s Office. Pillen, a former University of Nebraska regent, said during…

Nebraska governor signs executive order targeting Jew-hatred in state schools

“No student in Nebraska should ever have to hide their faith, their heritage or who they are out of fear,” Jim Pillen said.

Pillen signs executive order targeting antisemitism in Nebraska schools

The governor's order comes after the Legislature failed to pass legislation requiring public school boards and postsecondary institutions to adopt a discrimination and harassment policy that includes antisemitism.