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Ethnic studies compromise opens door to broader antisemitism legislation in California

JL;DR SUMMARY California has made progress on addressing antisemitism within its educational system, following a long-standing debate over ethnic studies curricula that some feared unfairly depicted Jews or singled out Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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EducationLegislationEthnic StudiesCaliforniaPalestinian NarrativesJewish CaucusAssemblymember Rick Chavez ZburAssemblymember Dawn Addis

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024."
California, United States
"The result is a collaboration between the state legislatures Jewish Caucus and the chairs of the Black, Latino, and Asian American and Pacific Islander caucuses on a bill to address concerns about antisemitism throughout the states education system."
San Jose, California, United States
"He pointed to a recent ruling by the state Education Department that two teachers in San Jose discriminated against Jewish students because they presented one-sided content on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
San Francisco, California, United States
"Other examples he gave are a middle schooler in the Bay Area who recounted persistent antisemitic bullying and a rural school district rejecting a Holocaust education proposal."

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