Amendments Protecting Pro-Palestine Speech in California Schools Face Backlash

by Marianne Dhenin | May 3, 2026 | California, censorship, Ethnic Studies, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Jewish Voice for Peace, News, Palestine, Public Schools, Teachers

A bill introduced in the California legislature meant to help ensure open discussion in the state’s public schools and protect teachers from attacks is facing intense backlash and demands for its withdrawal from pro-Israel groups. Assembly Bill (AB) 2159 would make targeted amendments to a school discrimination law passed year. That law, AB 715, was championed by California’s Legislative…
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