"#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..." 😬

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.







