School boards and administrators have the obligation to ensure that classrooms are free from political indoctrination and entirely focused on unbiased, sound education. Too often, parents and concerned citizens encounter school officials who are unresponsive to legitimate concerns. CAMERA can help by providing a support network, useful materials and guidance in submitting Freedom of Information Act requests (FOIA) or in finding legal assistance.

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  • January 18, 2024

    Citing Jew-Hatred, Jewish Families Seek Transfers out of Oakland School District

    JNS – At least 30 Jewish families had their transfer requests approved to leave the Oakland Unified School District, per media reports.

     

  • November 27, 2023

    Investigation Underway After Queens High School Students Reportedly Riot Over a Teacher’s Support for Israel

    JTA – City officials are investigating after students at a Queens high school reportedly rioted over a teacher’s participation in a pro-Israel rally.

  • November 17, 2023

    Parents Protest Outside FCPS over Antisemitic Incident at Langley High School

    WUSA9 – Parents and community members in Fairfax County held a rally outside the school administration building Friday to protest against antisemitism and how officials handled a recent incident.

  • November 16, 2023

    Fairfax County Public Schools Suspends Student for Allegedly Blowing Whistle on Swastika Flag

    Fairfax County Times – Jewish students and parents are shocked to learn that Langley administrators this week suspended not only the Muslim student who drew swastikas on the U.S. flag, but also an Asian American classmate whom school officials accused of leaking the photo to the public.

  • November 16, 2023

    Parents Claim Dickinson ISD Teacher Singled Out Daughter to Make Pro-Palestinian Comments

    Fox 26 Houston – Dickinson ISD is now investigating complaints from a parent over an allegedly antisemitic incident involving a teacher and their Israeli daughter.

  • October 11, 2023

    Brookline Public School Superintendent Retracts Letter to Teachers Promoting Moral Ambiguity on Hamas Massacre

    CAMERA – In the wake of a Palestinian terrorist invasion of Israel, the brutal massacres of more than 1000 civilians there, and the taking of numerous hostages, the  Brookline Public School Superintendent sent out a letter to teachers suggesting that “there is no ‘right’ way to respond to a situation like this”and pointed them to anti-Israel sources that justify violence against Israelis and portray the Jewish state as an illegitimate, colonialist entity. After significant pushback by members of the Brookline community, he apologized for and recanted the letter.

  • June 9, 2023

    NJ Investigates Westfield Board Of Ed Member for Antisemitism

    Jewish Link – A Westfield Board of Education member, who is being investigated by the New Jersey School Ethics Commission over her alleged antisemitic actions, has lost her position as board vice president.

  • May 4, 2023

    Santa Ana School Board Passes Anti-Israel Ethnic Studies Courses

    Jewish Journal – The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Board of Education approved two ethnic studies courses that Jewish groups say contain anti-Israel bias.

  • May 1, 2023

    Bloomfield Hills High School Principal Resigns Following Controversy Over Arraf

    Click on Detroit – The principal of Bloomfield Hills High School officially resigned after being placed on leave following the controversy over remarks by anti-Israel activist Huwaida Arraf at a school assembly.

  • March 22, 2023

    Parents Outraged After Speaker Shares ‘Antisemitic’ Remarks During Mich. School Assembly

    NBC 15 News – Michigan public school district is under fire for a “lack of transparency” after a Palestinian-American activist allegedly expressed “antisemitic” sentiments during a diversity assembly.

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