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California Law Seeks to Counter Antisemitism in Schools; Critics Say It Has Free Speech Implications
Assembly Bill 715 aims to curb rising antisemitism in California schools amid concerns it may limit free speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with anti-Jewish bias reports doubling since 2021.
- California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 715 to combat antisemitism in schools in response to rising anti-Jewish bias.
- Reports of anti-Jewish incidents in California schools have doubled between 2021 and 2024, according to the California Department of Justice.
- The bill faced opposition from various education groups due to concerns over censorship and infringement on academic freedom, despite being revised to avoid mentioning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- Opponents argue that the law could chill free speech, while supporters maintain the bill is essential for protecting Jewish students from harassment and isolation.
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My Mother LodeCalifornia law seeks to counter antisemitism in schools; critics say it has free speech implications
Tears welling in her eyes, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan paused mid-sentence to calm herself on the Assembly floor.
Cal Matters
Protecting Jewish students or chilling speech? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight over antisemitism
In summary Emotional fights erupted over a controversial attempt this year to counter antisemitism in schools by restricting what teachers teach in classrooms, exposing a political quagmire for California Democrats who needed to balance the needs of Jewish communities against the fury of a growing pro-Palestinian base. Tears welling in her eyes, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan paused mid-sentence to calm herself on the Assembly floor. Almost …
California’s Fierce Fight Over Antisemitism in Schools
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Tears welling in her eyes, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan paused mid-sentence to calm herself on the Assembly floor. Yue Stella Yu Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Almost a century ago, the Nazis forced her grandmother to flee Austria, leaving behind her great-great-grandmother who died in the Holocaust, the Jewish Democrat from San Ramon told her fellow lawmakers…
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