The Antisemitism Education Act is headed to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk after its final passage by the Legislature.
The Arizona House passed House Bill 2867 on a 38 to 20 vote Wednesday with bipartisan support. The legislation bars public schools and public colleges from promoting antisemitic conduct and creates disciplinary procedures for violations.
The bill says teachers, principals, other school administrators, contractors and volunteers can’t instruct or train students in any antisemitism or antisemitic conduct. They’re barred from creating “a hostile educational environment” and can’t call for genocide of any groups.
The legislation also says students can’t be required to advocate for “an antisemitic point of view” or promote antisemitic conduct. It also prohibits the use of public funds for antisemitic instruction.
HB 2867 also stipulates schools can’t require curriculum that includes antisemitism or antisemitic conduct or award credit to a high school student who takes such a course.
Under the legislation, the first offense by a teacher or principal leads to a formal reprimand. Their professional certificate can be suspended for a period after the second offense and revoked after the third. The bill also allows students and their parents to take court action after administrative remedies are exhausted.
“Arizona’s students and teachers deserve to learn and work in an environment free from antisemitic hate,” said state Rep. Michael Way, R-Queen Creek, the legislation’s sponsor, in a House news release. “This bill ensures schools are places of learning, not battlegrounds for political indoctrination.”
The release said the bill is part of the House Republican Majority Plan’s priority to promote public safety and confront hate in Arizona schools.
Opponents of the bill have included the Arizona Education Association. They say existing disciplinary measures are enough to prevent teachers from acting in a discriminatory manner. They added they’re concerned the bill will strip educators of professional liability protections if they’re falsely accused of antisemitism.
“On behalf of our members, we write in strong opposition to House Bill 2867, which would create significant and untenable personal liability for public school educators, encourage bad faith and costly litigation, and exacerbate the attrition of educators in Arizona public schools while doing nothing to address the scourge of antisemitism,” the AEA and other opponents wrote in a joint letter, dated May 6, to legislators and Hobbs.
The opponents added they’re concerned about hate crimes nearly doubling in schools and are committed to working with the Legislature “to protect students from all forms of hate.”
Comrade Katie will veto this like a good little Democratic Nazi
The disgusting excuse of a “governor”, Cartel Katie, will veto this. As an anti-American hateful bigot liberal, she hates the Jewish people with as much fervor as a Nazi.
Hobbs needs to be removed – the sooner, the better.
Reasonable and prudent are words the Hobbit refuses to comprehend!
Jews will leave this nation to Israel – just as the Jews left the many places of the 2000 year dispersion – and post WWII Holocaust that they ‘fled to Israel’ The fulfillment of the parable of the fig.. Israel became a nation again, the Jews came home to the ‘promised land’ that was promised for ‘all time’ – when this happens – it won’t be long the USA will be destroyed. Keep your eye on these events. Won’t be long – as it is happening world wide.
I understand that antisemitism is particularly high and open right now. That’s a shame for the obvious reason that collective hatred is logically and moral repugnant. However, why a bill for this special group and a bill for that special group and another for that special group? Codify what constitutes ‘violence’ and fine and FIRE administrators who try to exaggerate or circumvent said definition. It’s not violence to vehemently and passionately criticize the Tora, the New Testament, the Koran, On The Origin of Species, or Giovanni’s Room. It is violence to credibly threaten, doxx, or call for harm against a person or group of people, regardless if they are Jew, gay, tranny, straight White Christian males, even illegals – any peaceable person.
a raid on Israel by Hamas – is VIOLENCE you are free to believe what you want – I’m Christians – I’ll be in that line with the Jewish folk soon – its already occurs – many nations – if your Christian your killed. is VIOLENCE 1948 birth of Israel – Israel offered a joint nation with Palestine – and company ; they all rejected the offer and 5 nations immediately declared war on Israel ; They LOST – Israel defeated them without an Army or Air Force.. Miracles are interesting are they not. A two nation solution is now available – from Biblical prophecy – it will occur – The Abomination of Desolation will derail that event. Coming soon to a world NEAR YOU.
A two nation solution will never be viable. The Palestinians lost; kick them out. The problem is that NONE of the surrounding Arab states – their own ethnic group – want them, which – like the European Roma – tells you all you need to know about them.
In the 1930’s the US was supporting Nazi Germany by holding recruiting events in places like Madison Square Garden and was promoted by top Democrats at the time. Nothing has changed. Democrats are Racist and the most anti-semetic party in this county. Hobbs will veto this just to stay in the party line of how bad Israel really is for defending itself.
Never underestimate the disdain and hate that democrats have for Jews and Christians. As the Communists they are, dems will do anything and everything to destroy anything that isn’t fully committed to advance and protect the Almighty State and its authority over those they choose. No Faith is to be allowed.
And this too will be given the veto by the Hobbit. Its only about the Jews, right Katie and as we all know you are a democrat liberal and as such hate all Jews. What a joke you really are Hobbs.