Board of education

Jewish student faced 'Jew touch tag,' Holocaust taunts, and physical abuse, complaint alleges

Superintendent Rob Anderson emphasized that while the language of school policies remains under consideration, the district is already moving forward with concrete operational changes.

|ByALEX CARSON
Boulder Valley School District; Illustrative.
Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Clock ticking on California’s K-12 antisemitism bill as legislative session nears end

If AB 715 becomes law, it will mark the first time a state creates an antisemitism watchdog for public schools, potentially setting a template for others.

|ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting, April 17, 2025, with Gabriel Medina at right and Joy Flynn at left.

California school board members accused of antisemitism during contentious meeting

The ADL demands an apology from a California school board after two members made antisemitic comments during a meeting on ethnic studies.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Pupils at Tiferet Chaya School for Girls in Elad

California Jewish groups on guard against antisemitism

California Jewish groups aired concerns that curriculums they feel are anti-Israel or antisemitic will be used at school districts across the state.

|ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA