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by Dion J. Pierre / the algemeiner Another California public school district has been accused of allowing antisemitic discrimination and harassment in a disturbing new civil lawsuit filed by The Deborah Project, a legal advocacy group that has contested a slew of similar cases across the state. The victim in the case is Eden Horowitz, a female Jewish student from Alameda County who says the San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD) stood down while students and instructors

By Jarrad Saffren The National Jewish Advocacy Center and the Deborah Project have issues with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Both Jewish groups have filed a lawsuit alleging that the office did not craft a serious agreement with the School District of Philadelphia to eradicate antisemitism in the district. The suit also says that OCR neglected to “enforce even that inadequate agreement,” according to a press release. Philadelphia’s public school

Public school K-12 educators claim that they are being “censored” for expressing their views about Israel in the classroom. This argument fails for multiple reasons. After a decade of using legal means to battle antisemitism in education, lawyers at The Deborah Project are confident that one of the most effective tools that educational institutions can use to ameliorate the issue is also one of the most misunderstood. Therefore, it is bitterly fought against by those institut

As the legal director of The Deborah Project, I use legal tools to fight the spreading surge of antisemitism in public education. In the two years since Oct. 7, 2023—the modern period of Jew-hatred normalization—the vilification of Jews and the Jewish State has spread from the college campuses to high schools and even down to pre-K classrooms. This has occurred in the presence of, and even been promoted by, public education professionals. We’re still in the beginning stages o

“While teachers have every right to be vile, bigoted antisemites on their own time, so long as they keep their opinions out of their classrooms, they are merely odious people."

"Parents are entitled to see what their children are being taught"

A California ruling cleared the way for Jewish students and parents to bring civil-rights claims against school districts adopting ethnic-studies materials alleged to contain antisemitic narratives. The decision arose from litigation brought by The Deborah Project challenging curriculum in Berkeley schools.

The students and their families moved out of the district after facing verbal abuse in person and on social media.

Families allege the Philadelphia school district worsened harassment against Jewish students after a conflict over access to a school prayer space. The federal lawsuit claims officials failed to protect students and violated constitutional protections.

The NEA and AFT, and other similar organizations should be labeled for what they are: groups that are spreading hatred rather than knowledge.

Jewish families across the U.S. report growing antisemitism in classrooms and school culture. The article links these incidents to ideological trends in curriculum and highlights rising legal challenges.

Haverford College leadership apologized amid growing scrutiny over campus antisemitism and a lawsuit filed by Jewish students. The controversy reached Congress and intensified debate over universities’ responses to discrimination.

Education advocates warn that ideological narratives hostile to Israel are reaching children at increasingly young ages. Deborah Project leaders argue that litigation is often the only effective remedy.

“We will learn how a leading California arts college lost its way and instead of focusing on art, became most focused on ‘Critical Ethnic Studies’ — which is the largest department in this ‘art’ school. Critical Ethnic Studies, inter alia, demonizes Jews, which are cast oppressors, and the Jewish State, which is described as a colonizing, ethnic cleansing, genocidal, and illicit country.”

"The fact that they said it was my fault that I was harassed, that was when I realized, okay, so M-A couldn’t care less about me."

‘The school has turned into a pro-Hamas sewer that crushes academic freedom’

“It’s very important to note that these resolutions are agreements and not orders from a court,” the Deborah Project told JNS.

Following a Dec. 6 anti-Israel teach-in at Oakland public schools, a legal team representing Jewish families is trying to work with the school district to prevent similar events in the future. The main focus of the teach-in for educators and their students was a 45-minute livestream on YouTube with people describing their activism against Israel and advocacy for Palestinians. It reached significantly fewer than the 100-plus classrooms that organizers expected after teachers s

“I tried for months to get the school officials to respond like professionals,” said the lead plaintiff, Sam Kasle. “Instead, they allowed my daughter to be harmed.”

“People claim they are just criticizing Israel, but in reality, they are demonizing Jews and the Jewish state, portraying them as murderers and land thieves. This form of Jew-hatred has been growing through media and education. It has now surfaced in full force, and it is horrific.”