States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools - WTOP News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Backers said the ADL had an outsize influence on school curricula and policy, with an underlying pro-Israel viewpoint.
47% : In another California case, the family of a 14-year-old girl filed a federal lawsuit last year alleging she had to leave University Preparatory Academy, a charter school in San Jose, in 2023 because of antisemitic bullying.
39% : In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas two years ago, high school teacher Josh Hirsch...
38% : In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas two years ago, high school teacher Josh Hirsch posted comments on social media in support of Israel.
35% : It lists 11 examples of antisemitic conduct, such as applying "double standards" to Israel or comparing the country's policies to Nazism.
33% : Margaret Litvin, an associate professor of Arabic and comparative literature at Boston University, said the commission was "deliberately conflating criticism of Israel with prejudice against Jews and bias against Jews."
31% : Many of the measures, including one signed by Oklahoma's Republican governor, call for adoption of a definition of antisemitism that casts certain criticism of Israel as hate speech.
29% : And a sticker that appeared on his chair read: "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
29% : While some argue school leaders have failed to take the threat seriously, others warn criticism of Israel and the military campaign in Gaza are interpreted too often as hate speech.
28% : After donating money to Black Lives Matter groups and supporting them with a sign in his yard, he expressed feelings of betrayal to see the groups expressing support for Palestinians and not Israel.
20% : The union said it has engaged in efforts to confront increases in both antisemitism and Islamophobia and accused the commission of "offensive political theater." "Those who manipulate antisemitism to achieve political objectives -- such as undermining labor unions and public educators -- are following the lead of the Trump administration," the union said in a statement.
19% : Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitic harassment since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel.
19% : The Trump administration has leveraged antisemitism investigations in its efforts to reshape higher education, suspending billions of dollars in federal funding to Harvard, Columbia and other universities over allegations they tolerated hate speech, especially during protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

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