"#AmericanJewishCommittee (#AJC) welcomed a federal court ruling today ensuring that #AB715, #California’s newly enacted law protecting #publicschool #students from bias and discrimination in the #classroom, will go into effect on Jan. 1.

Denying a challenge that sought to block the law, #US #DistrictCourt Judge Noël Wise, said the state had the right to regulate what is taught in public-#school #classrooms and when.

“As public-school #education belongs to the government, the government may regulate [#teachers’] speech to accord with the government’s #educational goals. It is of no significance that the curricula and the attendant speech required to teach it may advance a single viewpoint to the exclusion of another.”

The #Court’s ruling upheld that AB 715—which bars teachers from injecting personal beliefs and bias into instruction and provides added protections for all students, including Jewish students—is #constitutional..." 😬

https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-applauds-federal-court-ruling-upholding-californias-landmark-classroom-bias-prevention-law

AJC Applauds Federal Court Ruling Upholding California’s Landmark Classroom Bias Prevention Law

American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed a federal court ruling today ensuring that AB 715, California’s newly enacted law protecting public school students from bias and discrimination in the classroom, will go into effect on Jan. 1.

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Finland releases 3 men suspected of financing PKK terrorism

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Finland releases 3 men suspected of financing PKK terrorism

Helsinki District Court imposed an enhanced travel ban on all three suspects. They are still under investigation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

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